Acanthovalva is a genus of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Geometridae described by Martin Krüger in 2001.
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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Acanthovalva bilineata
Acanthovalva is a genus of moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately ...
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(Warren, 1895)
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Acanthovalva capensis''
Krüger, 2001
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Acanthovalva focularia''
(Geyer, 1837)
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Acanthovalva inconspicuaria''
(Hübner, 1819)
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Acanthovalva itremo''
Krüger, 2001
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Acanthovalva magna''
Krüger, 2001
References
*Krüger, M. (2001). "A revision of the tribe Macariini (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) of Africa, Madagascar and Arabia". ''Bulletin of the Natural History Museum''. 70(1): 1–502.
Macariini
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