Dichocrocis

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Dichocrocis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Julius Lederer in 1863.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Family:Crambidae
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Dichocrocis
Dichocrocis clytusalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Spilomelinae
Genus: Dichocrocis
Lederer, 1863[1]
Synonyms
  • Zebrodes Warren, 1896
  • Dichocrosis Janse, 1917 (misspelling)
  • Dichocroscis Swinhoe & Cotes, 1889 (misspelling)
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Dichocrocis in its current composition is considered polyphyletic,[2] with many of its species misplaced. However, the type species, D. frenatalis, was found to be placed in the tribe Steniini in a 2025 phylogenetic study.[3]

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