Eucalyptra

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Eucalyptra
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Eucalyptra

Meyrick, 1921
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E. picractis
Binomial name
Eucalyptra picractis
Meyrick, 1921

Eucalyptra is a monotypic moth genus of the family Heliodinidae. Its only species, Eucalyptra picractis, is known from Java. Both the genus and the species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. [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). "Eucalyptra". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved January 22, 2020.