''Pyralosis polycyclophora'' is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Pyralosis
''Pyralosis'' is a genus of snout moths described by Hans Georg Amsel
Hans Georg Amsel (29 March 1905 – 20 October 1999) was a German entomologist with four publications ranging from 1951 to 1962. His home town was Cologne, although he freque ...
''. It was described by
George Hampson in 1916. It is found in
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...
,
Namibia
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and
South Africa
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.
References
Moths described in 1916
Pyralini
Lepidoptera of Namibia
Lepidoptera of Malawi
Moths of Sub-Saharan Africa
Lepidoptera of South Africa
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