Thelosia truncata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Apatelodidae |
Genus: | Thelosia |
Species: | T. truncata |
Binomial name | |
Thelosia truncata (Schaus, 1894) [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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