Neargyria persimilis

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Neargyria persimilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: incertae sedis
Genus: Neargyria
Species:
N. persimilis
Binomial name
Neargyria persimilis
Hampson, 1919

Neargyria persimilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Papua New Guinea, [1] where it has been recorded from the D'Entrecasteaux Islands of Goodenough Island and Woodlark Island. [2]

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<i>Lineodes</i> Genus of moth

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References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Neargyria Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 21, 2017.