| Zenodoxus canescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Genus: | Zenodoxus |
| Species: | Z. canescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenodoxus canescens H. Edwards, 1881 | |
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Zenodoxus canescens is a moth of the family Sesiidae. [1] It was described by Henry Edwards in 1881. It is known from North America, including Colorado, Arizona, California and New Mexico.
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