Parafuscoptilia
| Parafuscoptilia | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Marasmarchini |
| Genus: | Parafuscoptilia Hao & Li, 2005[1] |
| Species: | P. tubuliformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis Hao & Li, 2005[1]
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Parafuscoptiliais a genus ofmothsin the familyPterophoridae,containing only one species,Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis.[1]It was described in 2005 by Shu-Lian Hao and Hou-Hun Li from specimens collected inFujian,China.[1][2]It is placed to tribeMarasmarchini.[1]
Description
[edit]Adults ofParafuscoptilia tubuliformishave white forewings with a number of pale brown spots, hindwings that range in colour from greyish brown to greyish white, and a yellowish-white to ivory white head. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 14 mm.[2]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeHobern, Donald (5 May 2023)."Family Pterophoridae".Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World.Retrieved12 May2023.
- ^abHao, Shu-Lian; Li, Hou-Han (2005)."Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China".Entomological News.116:35–38 – via Internet Archive.
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