Snellenopsis

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Snellenopsis
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Snellenopsis

van Eecke, 1920
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S. mimetica
Binomial name
Snellenopsis mimetica
van Eecke, 1920

Snellenopsis is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. It contains the single species Snellenopsis mimetica, which is found on Java. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Snellenopsis mimetica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.