Miacora diphyes

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Miacora diphyes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Miacora
Species:
M. diphyes
Binomial name
Miacora diphyes
Forbes, 1942

Miacora diphyes is a moth in the family Cossidae. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1942. It is found in Panama. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Miacora diphyes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.