Lenyrhova is a genus of moths in the family Sesiidae which is known from eastern Madagascar.
| Lenyrhova | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Sesiidae |
| Tribe: | Sesiini |
| Genus: | Lenyrhova Le Cerf, 1957[2] |
| Species: | L. heckmanniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lenyrhova heckmanniae (Aurivillius, 1909)[1]
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It is a monotypic genus and its only known species is Lenyrhova heckmanniae, which has a wingspan of 47mm and a body length of 26mm.[3]
References edit
Wikispecies has information related to Lenyrhova.
- ^ Afro Moths
- ^ Checklist of the Sesiidae of the World
- ^ Bartsch D., 2009. Melittosesia, a new genus of clearwing moths with a review of the Sesiini Boisduval, 1828 in Madagascar (Lep.:Sesiidae). - Entomologische Zeitschrift 119 (1): 9-12, 3 pl.