Dynatophysis

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Dynatophysis
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Dynatophysis

Diakonoff, 1954
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D. perichrysa
Binomial name
Dynatophysis perichrysa
Diakonoff, 1954

Dynatophysis is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Dynatophysis perichrysa, which is found in New Guinea. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dynatophysis perichrysa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 1, 2018.