Barbaloba

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Barbaloba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Blastobasidae
Genus: Barbaloba
Adamski, 2013

Barbaloba is a genus of moths in the Blastobasidae family.

Species

Etymology

The generic name is derived from the Latin words barba (meaning beard) and lobus (meaning a rounded projection) and refers to the setose lobelike process originating from the ventral part of the valva of the male genitalia.

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