Oxyptilus scutifer

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Oxyptilus scutifer
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. scutifer
Binomial name
Oxyptilus scutifer
Meyrick, 1930

Oxyptilus scutifer is a species of moth in the genus Oxyptilus known from Costa Rica and Ecuador. Moths of this species take flight in March and have a wingspan of about 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).


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