ON THE FAUNA OF THE PLUME MOTHS (LEPIDOPTERA, PTEROPHORIDAE) OF ETHIOPIA
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https://doi.org/10.33910/1999-4079-2011-3-4-354-357Keywords:
plume moths, Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae, Ethiopia, new speciesAbstract
The list of species of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Ethiopia is presented. Seven more species are added to the known fauna. Two new species: Hellinsia ambo Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. and Cosmoclostis gorbunovi Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, sp. nov. are described and illustrated.
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