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Afrotheora

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Afrotheora
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Afrotheora

Nielsen & Scoble, 1986
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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.

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