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Afrotheora
Sign in to saveAfrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are seven 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyHepialidae
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Afrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are seven 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
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