Pleurota

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Pleurota
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Pleurota
Hübner, 1825

Pleurota is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Oecophoridae. [1]

he species of this genus are found in Europe, Southern Africa and Northern America. [1]

Species: [1]

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<i>Pleurota marginella</i> Species of moth

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<i>Pleurota pyropella</i> Species of moth

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Pleurota Hübner, 1825". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 28 February 2021.