Plectophila

Plectophila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Xyloryctidae
Genus:Plectophila
Meyrick, 1890[1]
Type species
Oecophora electella[2]
Walker, 1864

Plectophila is a genus of moths of the Xyloryctidae family.[3]

Species

As of 2018, Plectophila includes the following species:[3]

References

  1. Meyrick, E. (1890). "Descriptions of Australian Lepidoptera, Part I". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 13 (1): 25, 54–56.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Xyloryctidæ". Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2 (2). London: Taylor and Francis. p. 56.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Plectophila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
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