Scolioplecta comptana

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Scolioplecta comptana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Scolioplecta
Species:
S. comptana
Binomial name
Scolioplecta comptana
(Walker, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sciaphila comptanaWalker, 1863

Scolioplecta comptana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Australia in Queensland [2] and New South Wales.

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