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Sagariphora

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Sagariphora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Sagariphora
Meyrick, 1894[1]

Sagariphora is a genus of snout moths in the family Crambidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Sagariphora magnificalis, which was formerly included in the genus Agrotera.[2]

Sagariphora magnificalis was described by George Hampson in 1893 from specimens collected in Pundaloya, Sri Lanka.[1] Its junior synonym Sagariphora heliochlaena Meyrick, 1894 (the type species of Sagariphora) was described from Sumbawa in Indonesia.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2025). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". www.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. ^ Chen, Kai; Horak, Marianne; Du, Xicui; Zhang, Dandan (2017-12-05). "Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)". Zootaxa. 4362 (2): 213–224. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4362.2.2. PMID 29245425.