Apoxyptilus

Plume moth genus

Apoxyptilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Oxyptilini
Genus: Apoxyptilus
Alipanah et al., 2010
Type species
Apoxyptilus anthites
(Meyrick, 1936)

Apoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only three species:

  • Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936), which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda
  • Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011 (from Madagascar)
  • Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 (from Malawi)

Etymology

The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.

References

Wikispecies has information related to Apoxyptilus.
  • De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Apoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 3 June 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Apoxyptilus


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