Oxyptilus scutifer

Oxyptilus scutifer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
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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