Chrysocentris
Sign in to saveChrysocentris is a genus of sedge moths. Species of this genus are known only from African countries, except Chrysocentris ditiorana which is widespread and occurs also in Asia and Australia.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyGlyphipterigidae
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- Glyphipterigidae
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- Chrysocentris
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- Chrysocentris clavaria
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Chrysocentris is a genus of sedge moths. Species of this genus are known only from African countries, except Chrysocentris ditiorana which is widespread and occurs also in Asia and Australia.
==Species== Chrysocentris chalcotypa (Bradley, 1965) (from Congo) Chrysocentris chrysozona (Meyrick, 1921) (South Africa) Chrysocentris clavaria Meyrick, 1914 (from Malawi) Chrysocentris costella Viette, 1957 (from Réunion) Chrysocentris ditiorana (Walker, 1863) (from Africa, Asia, Australia) Chrysocentris eupepla Meyrick, 1930 (from Madagascar) Chrysocentris infuscata Ghesquière, 1940 (from Congo) Chrysocentris phaeometalla Meyrick, 1937 (from Congo) Chrysocentris urania Meyrick, 1920 (from South Africa)
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