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Alophonotus

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Alophonotus
Scientific classification
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Alophonotus

Schoorl, 1990
Species:
A. rauana
Binomial name
Alophonotus rauana
Synonyms
  • Chalcidica (Duomitus) rauana Strand, 1909
  • Callocossus langi Holland, 1920

Alophonotus rauana is a moth in the Cossidae family, and the only species in the genus Alophonotus. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe.[1]

References

  • Yakovlev, R.V. & R.J. Murphy, 2013: The Cossidae (Lepidoptera) of Malawi with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa, 3709 (4): 371-393. Abstract: [1]