Vietomartyria nankunshana

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Vietomartyria nankunshana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Vietomartyria
Species:
V. nankunshana
Binomial name
Vietomartyria nankunshana
Hashimoto & Hirowatari, 2009

Vietomartyria nankunshana is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Hashimoto & Hirowatari in 2009. It is known from Nankunshan, Guangdong in southern China. [1]

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References

  1. Hirowatari, Toshiya (2009). "Descriptions of two new species ofVietomartyriaHashimoto & Mey (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) from South China, with reference to autapomorphies of the genus". Entomological Science. 12: 67–73. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2009.00305.x.