Pterolocera ferruginea

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Pterolocera ferruginea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Anthelidae
Genus: Pterolocera
Species:
P. ferruginea
Binomial name
Pterolocera ferruginea
Strand, 1926 [1]

Pterolocera ferruginea is a moth of the Anthelidae family. It was described by Strand in 1926. It is found in Australia. [2]

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References

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