| Picardia betsileo | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Picardia |
| Species: | P. betsileo |
| Binomial name | |
| Picardia betsileo Gibeaux, 1994 [1] | |
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