Hilaroptera

Hilaroptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tineidae
Subfamily:	Scardiinae
Genus:	Hilaroptera; Gozmany, 1969
Species:	H. viettei
Binomial name
	Hilaroptera viettei; Gozmány, 1969

Hilaroptera is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.^[1] It contains only one species, Hilaroptera viettei, which is found in Madagascar.^[2]

This species has a wingspan of 22-28mm, forewings are shiny whitish stramineous with brownish black pattern situated on the upper side of the wing. Many dark dots along costa.^[3]

References[]

^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.29-Mar-2017)
^ Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 15(3–4):287–297

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae

[2] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.29-Mar-2017)

[3] Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 15(3–4):287–297

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