Ptyomaxia

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Ptyomaxia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Tribe: Phycitini
Genus: Ptyomaxia
Hampson, 1903 [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • PalibothraRagonot, 1890

Ptyomaxia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Hampson in 1903.

Species

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Ptyomaxia Hampson, 1903". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 25, 2017.