Pyralosis polycyclophora

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Pyralosis polycyclophora
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P. polycyclophora
Binomial name
Pyralosis polycyclophora
(Hampson, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Hypsopygia polycyclophoraHampson, 1916

Pyralosis polycyclophora is a species of snout moth in the genus Pyralosis . It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Malawi, [1] Namibia and South Africa. [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). "Hypsopygia polycyclophora". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Pyralosis polycyclophora (Hampson, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 1, 2018.