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Lygropia
Sign in to saveLygropia is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It currently comprises 66 species, which are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia, but not in Australia.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Crambidae
- Collections
- MHNCA, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Argentina, Panama, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Peru, Brazil
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- Parent taxon
- Crambidae
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Lygropia is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It currently comprises 66 species, which are mostly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, Africa and Asia, but not in Australia.
The genus is placed in the tribe Agroterini.
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