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Cryphioxena

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Cryphioxena
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Subfamily: Elachistinae
Genus: Cryphioxena
Meyrick, 1921

Cryphioxena is a genus of moths in subfamily Elachistinae that was described in 1921 by Edward Meyrick.[1] Although it is generally considered part of family Elachistidae, subfamily Elachistinae,[2][1] some authors place the genus in family Bucculatricidae instead.[1]

It contains the species Cryphioxena notosema and Cryphioxena haplomorpha.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Cryphioxena". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2023). "Cryphioxena Meyrick, 1922". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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