| Pacificulla ignigera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lecithoceridae |
| Genus: | Pacificulla |
| Species: | P. ignigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Pacificulla ignigera (Meyrick, 1938) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pacificulla ignigera is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is endemic to New Guinea. [1]
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