Pygoctenucha azteca

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Pygoctenucha azteca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pygoctenucha
Species:
P. azteca
Binomial name
Pygoctenucha azteca
(Schaus, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Ctenucha aztecaSchaus, 1892

Pygoctenucha azteca is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1892. It is found in Mexico. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pygoctenucha azteca (Schaus, 1892)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.