Phyllobrostis farsensis

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Phyllobrostis farsensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Phyllobrostis
Species:
P. farsensis
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis farsensis
Mey, 2006

Phyllobrostis farsensis is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Fars in Iran.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.


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