Oligocentria

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Oligocentria
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Oligocentria semirufescens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Notodontidae
Subfamily: Heterocampinae
Genus: Oligocentria
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Oligocentria is a genus of moths in the family Notodontidae, the prominents.

Species include: [1] [2]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Oligocentria Herrich-Schäffer, [1855]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
  2. Oligocentria. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)