Pseudomacroptila

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Pseudomacroptila
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Pseudomacroptila

Fleming, 1951
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P. argentea
Binomial name
Pseudomacroptila argentea
Fleming, 1951

Pseudomacroptila is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Pseudomacroptila argentea, which is found in Venezuela. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pseudomacroptila argentea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 12, 2018.