Biology:Afrotheora
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Short description: Genus of moths
Afrotheora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hepialidae |
Genus: | Afrotheora Nielsen & Scoble, 1986 |
Species | |
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Afrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 7 described species, all found in southern Africa. They are considered to be one of the more primitive genera of the Hepialidae, with short antennae and lacking a functional proboscis.
Species
- Afrotheora argentimaculata – South Africa
- Afrotheora brevivalva – Tanzania
- Afrotheora flavimaculata – Angola
- Afrotheora jordani – Angola
- Afrotheora minirhodaula – South Africa
- Afrotheora rhodaula – South Africa
- Afrotheora thermodes – South Africa
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4690326 entry
![]() | Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrotheora.
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