| Prepalla | |
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| Prepalla austrina, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Prepalla Common, 1997 |
Prepalla is a genus of concealer moths in the family Oecophoridae. There are about 10 described species in Prepalla, found in Australia and New Zealand. [1] [2] [3]
These 10 species belong to the genus Prepalla:
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