Biology:Orygmophora

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Short description: Genus of moths

Orygmophora
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Orygmophora

Hampson, 1926
Species:
O. mediofoveata
Binomial name
Orygmophora mediofoveata
(Hampson, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Orgymophora mediofoveata Hampson, 1926

Orygmophora is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, Orygmophora mediofoveata, is found in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson in 1926.[2][3][4]

Its host plants include Nauclea diderrichii.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7105313 entry