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Cichorium is a genus of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. The genus includes two cultivated species commonly known as chicory or endive, plus several wild species.
Argophara is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Argophara epaxia, which is found in Namibia.
Euryctista is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Euryctista hobohmi, which is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Grandipalpa is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Grandipalpa robusta, which is found in Namibia.
Leucophylla is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Leucophylla nigribasis, which is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Neopatetris is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Neopatetris tenuis, which is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Schistovalva is a genus of moths in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Schistovalva trachyptera, which is found in Namibia.
Brephidium is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are known commonly as pygmy blues. The species of this genus have a disjunct distribution. Two of the three species are found in the Americas while the third is found in Africa.
Meneclia is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Arctiinae. Its single species, Meneclia pallidula, is found in Namibia. Both the genus and species were first described by Karl Grünberg in 1910.
Tineomigma is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.
Stigmella perplexa is a moth of the genus Stigmella and the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1948. This species of moth is found in Namibia.
Ancylosis glaphyria is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1987 and is known from South Africa and Namibia.
Ancylosis interjectella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888, and is known from South Africa and Namibia.
Ancylosis ocellella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ancylosis. It was described by Ragonot, in 1901, and is known from South Africa and Namibia.
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- ↑ "Genus Metatactis". Namibian Biodiversity Database. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ↑ Afro Moths