Mustilizans baishanzua

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Mustilizans baishanzua
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Endromidae
Genus: Mustilizans
Species:
M. baishanzua
Binomial name
Mustilizans baishanzua
Yang, 1995

Mustilizans baishanzua is a moth in the Endromidae family. It was described by Yang in 1995. [1] [ failed verification ] It is found in China (Zhejiang). [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Zolotuhin, V.V.. 2007: A revision of the genus Mustilia Walker, 1865, with descriptions of new taxa (Lepidoptera, Bombycidae). Neue Entomologischen Nachrichten, 60: 187-205.