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Moyencharia joeli

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Moyencharia joeli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Moyencharia
Species:
M. joeli
Binomial name
Moyencharia joeli
Lehmann, 2013

Moyencharia joeli is a moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in north-central and north-east central Nigeria and probably north-western Cameroon.

Etymology

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The species is named for Joel Mutisya Kioko.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Lehmann, Ingo (25 March 2013). "Description of two new genera and ten new species of Metarbelidae (Lepidoptera: Cossoidea) from western, north-central and eastern Africa with notes on habitats and biogeography" (PDF). WEBH. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2024.