Melanoptilia chalcogastra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Melanoptilia |
Species: | M. chalcogastra |
Binomial name | |
Melanoptilia chalcogastra (Meyrick, 1921) | |
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Melanoptilia chalcogastra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from British Guyana and Costa Rica.
The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing in March and July.
External links
- 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).
Taxon identifiers | |
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Melanoptilia chalcogastra |
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