Pink Bollworm
Pectinophora gossypiella
Living individuals or members of this group exist today. This does not mean they are safe from extinction.
Six-legged animals with a three-part body, the largest group on Earth.
Classification
- Common name
- Pink Bollworm
- Browse group
- Insects
- Scientific name or taxon
- Pectinophora gossypiella
- Taxon rank
- species
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Gelechiidae
- Genus
- Pectinophora
- Source classification
- Insecta
Taxonomy checked against GBIF. For breeds and hybrids, this describes the listed parent taxon.
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The directory includes species, breeds, hybrids and broader groups. A listed scientific name may identify a parent species rather than a distinct species.
Sources
- A–Z Animals: Pink Bollworm · Directory entry
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