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Promalactis
Sign in to savePromalactis is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.
Species
Suzuki's Promalactis Moth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyOecophoridae
Observations5,875
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- Oecophorinae
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Promalactis is a genus of moths of the family Oecophoridae.
==Taxonomic history== The genus was established by Edward Meyrick in 1908. It currently comprises 179 valid species worldwide, distributed mainly in the Palaearctic and Oriental regions. China has the greatest diversity, with 101 recorded species.
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