Afrotheora
Genus of moths
| Afrotheora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Hepialidae |
| Genus: | Afrotheora Nielsen & Scoble, 1986 |
| Species | |
| See text. | |
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
External links
- Hepialidae genera
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