Picrorrhyncha scaphula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Carposinidae |
Genus: | Picrorrhyncha |
Species: | P. scaphula |
Binomial name | |
Picrorrhyncha scaphula Meyrick, 1922 | |
Picrorrhyncha scaphula is a moth in the Carposinidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1922. It is found in India (Assam). [1]
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