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Moodnodes plorella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Species

Genus
  
Moodnodes Neunzig, 1990

Moodnodes plorella is a species of snout moth, and the only species in the genus Moodnodes. It was described by Dyar in 1914, originally under the genus Ephestiodes, but was subsequently moved to Moodnodes. It was described from Panama (including Corazal, the type location), but is also known from Florida.

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Moodnodes plorella Wikipedia