Commotria phoenicias
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Commotria phoenicias is a species of snout moths
in the genus Commotria
. It was described by Hampson, in 1918, and is known from Nigeria
and Uganda
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Commotria
Commotria
Commotria is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Berg in 1885.-Species:* Commotria albinervella Hampson, 1918* Commotria albistria Janse, 1922* Commotria castaneipars Hampson, 1918* Commotria enervella Hampson, 1918...
. It was described by Hampson, in 1918, and is known from Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
and Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
.