Azamora
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Azamora is a genus of snout moths
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...

. It was described by Walker, in 1858, and is known from Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

, Surinam, and French Guinea
French Guinea
French Guinea was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the independent nation of Guinea....

.

Species

  • Azamora bilinealis
    Azamora bilinealis
    Azamora bilinealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Amsel in 1956, and is known from Venezuela....

    (Amsel, 1956)
  • Azamora corusca
    Azamora corusca
    Azamora corusca is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Lederer in 1863, and is known from Venezuela and Brazil....

    (Lederer, 1863)
  • Azamora crameriana
    Azamora crameriana
    Azamora crameriana is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Stoll in 1781, and is known from Surinam....

    (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
  • Azamora pelopsana
    Azamora pelopsana
    Azamora pelopsana is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Walker in 1863, and is known from Brazil....

    (Walker, 1863)
  • Azamora penicillana
    Azamora penicillana
    Azamora penicillana is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Walker in 1863, and is known from Brazil and French Guiana.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Passiflora cincinnata...

    (Walker, 1863)
  • Azamora splendens (Druce, 1895)
  • Azamora tortriciformis
    Azamora tortriciformis
    Azamora tortriciformis is a species of snout moth in the genus Azamora. It was described by Walker in 1858, and is known from Brazil....

    Walker, 1858
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