Phytometra duplicalis

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Phytometra duplicalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Phytometra
Species:
P. duplicalis
Binomial name
Phytometra duplicalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Marimatha duplicalisWalker, 1865
  • Xanthoptera allectaSchaus, 1893

Phytometra duplicalis is a species of moth of the family Erebidae which is native to sub-Saharan Africa. It has been found in Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Zambia [1] and South Africa.

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