Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus

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Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Leptodeuterocopus
Species:
L. exquisitus
Binomial name
Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Deuterocopus exquisitusMeyrick, 1921

Leptodeuterocopus exquisitus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Brazil.

The wingspan is about 11 millimetres (0.43 in). Adults are on wing in November.


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