Apoxyptilus
Plume moth genus
Apoxyptilus | |
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Scientific 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
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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.
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