Apoxyptilus

Updated on Dec 21, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Rank Genus

Apoxyptilus is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family containing only three species:

Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936), which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda

Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011 (from Madagascar)

Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 (from Malawi)

Etymology

The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.

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