| Peragrarchis pelograpta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Carposinidae |
| Genus: | Peragrarchis |
| Species: | P. pelograpta |
| Binomial name | |
| Peragrarchis pelograpta (Meyrick, 1929) | |
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Peragrarchis pelograpta is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It is found on the Austral Islands. [1]
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