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Megasis hyrcanella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Megasis

Megasis hyrcanella is a species of snout moth in the genus Megasis. It was described by Ragonot in 1893, and is known from Iran. The species epithet is derived from Hyrcania, a satrapy which previously existed within present-day Iran.

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Megasis hyrcanella Wikipedia