Afrotheora
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Afrotheora is a genus of moths of the family Hepialidae. There are 7 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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