Afrotheora

Afrotheora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hepialidae
Genus: Afrotheora
Nielsen & Scoble, 1986
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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.

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