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Somabrachyidae

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Somabrachyidae
Psycharium pellucens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Somabrachyidae
Hampson, 1920
Genera

The Somabrachyidae are a family of moths in the order Lepidoptera.[1][2] Other than Somabrachys aegrota, which also occurs in Spain and on Sicily, the family is Afrotropical.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Genera of Somabrachyidae in Butterflies and Moths of the World Catalogue (Natural History Museum) Retrieved 30 March 2011
  2. ^ Geertsema, H. (2000). Studies on African zygaenoid moths (Lepidoptera: Zygaenoidea): Parapsycharium n. gen. (Somabrachyidae) from the Western Cape province, South Africa. African Zoology 35 (2): 251–259
  3. ^ Ellis, W.N. "Somabrachyidae – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 29 August 2022.