Acyperas is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Galleriinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901 and is known from Papua New Guinea and Java, Indonesia.[1]

Acyperas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Galleriinae
Genus: Acyperas
Hampson in Ragonot, 1901[1]
Synonyms

Omphalophora Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 (non Becker, 1900: preoccupied)

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 10, 2017.