Walsinghamiella prolai

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Walsinghamiella prolai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Walsinghamiella
Species:
W. prolai
Binomial name
Walsinghamiella prolai
(Gibeaux, 1994) [1]
Synonyms
  • Titanoptilus prolaiGibeaux, 1994 [2]

Walsinghamiella prolai is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from South Africa, the Comoros and Madagascar.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Walsinghamiella prolai (Gibeaux, 1994)". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)