Aphomoeoma is a monotypic moth genus in the subfamily Lymantriinae. Its only species, Aphomoeoma mesembrinum, is found on Madagascar. Both the genus and the species were first described by Cyril Leslie Collenette in 1959.[1][2][3]

Aphomoeoma
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Aphomoeoma

Collenette, 1959
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A. mesembrinum
Binomial name
Aphomoeoma mesembrinum
Collenette, 1959

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 12, 2011). "Aphomoeoma Collenette, 1959". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Aphomoeoma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Aphomoeoma Collenette, 1959". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved March 26, 2020.