Pseudoxyptilus
Pseudoxyptilus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Tribe: | Oxyptilini |
Genus: | Pseudoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010 |
Species: | P. secutor
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Binomial name | |
Pseudoxyptilus secutor | |
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Pseudoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Pseudoxyptilus secutor, which is known from South Africa.
The wingspan is 17–19 mm. The forewings are brownish white and the hindwings are light brown.
Etymology[]
The generic name reflects the superficial similarity of this genus to Oxyptilus.
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Categories:
- Endemic moths of South Africa
- Oxyptilini
- Moths of Africa
- Monotypic moth genera
- Moths described in 1911
- Pterophoridae stubs