Uresiphita

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Uresiphita
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U. ornithopteralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Uresiphita
Hübner, 1825 [1]
Synonyms
  • MecynaGuenée, 1854
  • UresiphoetaJ. L. R. Agassiz, 1847

Uresiphita is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.