Genophantis leahi

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Genophantis leahi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Genophantis
Species:
G. leahi
Binomial name
Genophantis leahi
Swezey, 1910

Genophantis leahi was a species of moth in the family Pyralidae described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1910. It was endemic to the Hawaiian islands of Maui, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Genophantis leahi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T9000A12948738. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9000A12948738.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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