Moyencharia

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Moyencharia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Subfamily: Metarbelinae
Genus: Moyencharia
Lehmann, 2013
Type species
Moyencharia mineti
Lehmann, 2013

Moyencharia is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Cossidae, Metarbelidae.

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Distribution

The known species of this genus are found in Africa. [1]

Species

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