Phyllobrostis nuristanica

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

Phyllobrostis nuristanica is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is only known from Konarha in Afghanistan.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.


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