Raphia

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – raffia palms.

• (genus in Noctuidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection; Noctuoidea - superfamily; Noctuidae - family; Raphiinae - subfamily
• (genus in Arecaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Arecales - order; Arecaceae - family; Calamoideae - subfamily; Calameae - tribe; Raphiinae - subtribe

• (genus in Noctuidae): Noctua hybris - type species
• (genus in Arecaceae): Raphia vinifera (West African piassava palm) - type species; Raphia taedigera - selected other species

moth

• Raphia (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raphia (Noctuidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Raphiinae (Noctuidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

palm

• Raphia (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Raphia (Arecaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Raphia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

From Ancient Greek Ῥαφία (Rhaphía), from Egyptian Rpwḥw

Raphia

1. (historical) Synonym of Rafah (spelling used when referring to the site in Antiquity: Ancient and Classical Eras) A town in Levant, frequently disputed between various ancient empires, Egypt (Pharonic, Ptolemaic, etc), Anatolia (Hittite, etc), Mesopotamia (Assyria, Seleucid, etc). The city is now located on the border between Gaza and Egypt, split between the two by an international border.