Phepsalostoma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Elachistidae |
Genus: | Phepsalostoma Meyrick, 1936 [1] |
Species: | P. electracma |
Binomial name | |
Phepsalostoma electracma Meyrick, 1935 [1] | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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