Paelia

Paelia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Alucitidae
Genus: Paelia
Walker, 1866
Species: P. lunuligera
Binomial name
Paelia lunuligera
Walker, 1866

Paelia is a genus of moth in the Alucitidae family. It was described by Walker in 1866, and contains the single species Paelia lunuligera. It is found in Brazil and Guyana.[1]

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