Perittia smaragdophanes

Perittia smaragdophanes is a moth in the family Elachistidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1932.[1] It is found in Ecuador.[2]

Perittia smaragdophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Perittia
Species:
P. smaragdophanes
Binomial name
Perittia smaragdophanes
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Aristoptila smaragdophanes Meyrick, 1932

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Aristoptila smaragdophanes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. Kaila, Lauri, 2000: A review of the South American Elachistidae s. str. (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea), with descriptions of 15 new species. Steenstrupia 25 (2): 159-193.


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