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Nematocentropus schmidi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Neopseustidae

Scientific name
  
Nematocentropus schmidi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
N. schmidi

Rank
  
Genus

Nematocentropus schmidi is a species of moth belonging to the family Neopseustidae. It was described by Mutuura in 1971. It is known only from the type-locality located southwest of the town of Rupa near the border of Bhutan in Assam, India.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The specimen was found near a mountain stream on a heavily forested site at an elevation of approximately 2,154 meters.

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Nematocentropus schmidi Wikipedia