Ommatospila descriptalis

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Ommatospila descriptalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ommatospila
Species:
O. descriptalis
Binomial name
Ommatospila descriptalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Thelda descriptalisWalker, 1866

Ommatospila descriptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in the Dominican Republic. [1]

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