Phlyctaenogastra
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Phlyctaenogastra is a genus of moth in the family Arctiidae
. It consists of three species, Phlyctaenogastra rangei Gaede, 1915, Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010, and Phlyctaenogastra familia Kühne, 2010 that can be found in South-West Africa
: Namibia
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Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
. It consists of three species, Phlyctaenogastra rangei Gaede, 1915, Phlyctaenogastra britae Kühne, 2010, and Phlyctaenogastra familia Kühne, 2010 that can be found in South-West Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
: Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
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