Orophia xanthosarca

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Orophia xanthosarca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Orophia
Species:
O. xanthosarca
Binomial name
Orophia xanthosarca
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cryptolechia xanthosarcaMeyrick, 1917

Orophia xanthosarca is a species of moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917, and is known from South Africa. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Orophia xanthosarca (Meyrick, 1917)". Afromoths. Retrieved September 8, 2020.