Zeuxidia masoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Zeuxidia |
Species: | Z. masoni |
Binomial name | |
Zeuxidia masoni Moore, [1879] | |
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