Phostria varialis

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Phostria varialis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phostria
Species:
P. varialis
Binomial name
Phostria varialis
(Walker, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Salbia varialisWalker, 1862

Phostria varialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil (Amazon region) [1] and Costa Rica. [2]

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References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems