| Dejongia | |
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| Dejongia lobidactylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Oxyptilini |
| Genus: | Dejongia Gielis, 1993 |
Dejongia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The genus is named after Dr R. de Jong from the National Museum of Natural History (Leiden), in recognition for his "help and advice to solve phylogenetic problems".
Species
Three species are recognized:
- Dejongia californicus (Walsingham, 1880)
- Dejongia lobidactylus (Fitch, 1855)
- Dejongia wrightii (Grinnell, 1908)
References
- ^ Gielis, C. (1993). "Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 290 (1): 1–139.
- ^ Dejongia Gielis, 1993 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 17 September 2019.
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