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Creobota apodectum

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Creobota apodectum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Creobota
Species:
C. apodectum
Binomial name
Creobota apodectum
(Turner, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hyphantidium apodectum Turner, 1904

Creobota apodectum is a species of snout moth in the genus Creobota. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1904 and is found in Australia largely within New South Wales.[2] The moth is usually a speckled dark brown color, with a grey streak along each wing. The wingspan is generally 2 cm in length.

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Creobota Turner, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 23, 2017.