Anerastia gnathosella
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Anerastia gnathosella is a species of snout moths
in the genus Anerastia
. It was described by Amsel in 1954, and is known from Egypt
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Anerastia
Anerastia
Anerastia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hübner, in 1825, and is known from Egypt, Sudan.-Species:* Anerastia dubia Gerasimov, 1929* Anerastia flaveolella Ragonot, 1887* Anerastia gnathosella...
. It was described by Amsel in 1954, and is known from Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
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