''Cimitra'' is a

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s belonging to the

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. Most species of this genus are found in

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Cimitra sechusella ''Cimitra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Tineidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa but '' Cimitra sechusella'' Walker, 1864 is found in Southeast Asia. Species Species of this genus are: *'' Cimitra efformata'' ...

'' Walker, 1864 is found in

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...

Species

Species of this genus are:De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (29.Jan.2015)
/ref> *'' Cimitra efformata'' (Gozmány, 1965) *'' Cimitra estimata'' (Gozmány, 1965) *'' Cimitra fetialis'' (Meyrick, 1917) *'' Cimitra horridella'' (Walker, 1863) *'' Cimitra platyloxa'' (Meyrick, 1930) *'' Cimitra spinignatha'' (Gozmány, 1968) *''

'' Walker, 1864 *''

Cimitra texturata ''Cimitra'' is a genus of moths belonging to the family of Tineidae. Most species of this genus are found in Africa but '' Cimitra sechusella'' Walker, 1864 is found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South ...

'' (Gozmány, 1967)

References

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