Nyctegretis cullinanensis

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Nyctegretis cullinanensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Nyctegretis
Species:
N. cullinanensis
Binomial name
Nyctegretis cullinanensis
Balinsky, 1991

Nyctegretis cullinanensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Nyctegretis . It was described by Boris Balinsky in 1991 and is known from Transvaal, South Africa. [1]

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Pyraloidea Superfamily of moths

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Hyblaeidae Family of moths

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Pyralinae Subfamily of moths

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<i>Nyctegretis triangulella</i> Species of moth

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Nyctegretis inclinella is a species of snout moth in the genus Nyctegretis. It was described by Ragonot in 1888. It is found in South Africa.

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References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.