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Lenyrhova

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Lenyrhova
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Tribe: Sesiini
Genus: Lenyrhova
Le Cerf, 1957[2]
Species:
L. heckmanniae
Binomial name
Lenyrhova heckmanniae
Synonyms
  • Lenyra heckmanniae Aurivillius, 1909

Lenyrhova is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae which is known from eastern Madagascar.

It is a monotypic genus and its only known species is Lenyrhova heckmanniae, which has a wingspan of 47mm and a body length of 26mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
  3. ^ Bartsch D., 2009. Melittosesia, a new genus of clearwing moths with a review of the Sesiini Boisduval, 1828 in Madagascar (Lep.:Sesiidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift 119 (1): 9-12, 3 pl.