Pycnagorastis

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Pycnagorastis
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Pycnagorastis

Meyrick, 1937
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P. tanyopa
Binomial name
Pycnagorastis tanyopa
Meyrick, 1937

Pycnagorastis is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Pycnagorastis tanyopa, which is found in South Africa. [1]

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pycnagorastis tanyopa Meyrick, 1937". Afromoths. Retrieved March 6, 2018.