Pseudotalara

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Pseudotalara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Subfamily: Yponomeutinae
Genus: Pseudotalara
Druce[ verification needed ], 1885
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Pseudotalara is a genus of moths of the family Yponomeutidae. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a synonym of Eustixis .

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

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