Leptodeuterocopus zonites

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Leptodeuterocopus zonites
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Leptodeuterocopus
Species:
L. zonites
Binomial name
Leptodeuterocopus zonites
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus zonitesMeyrick, 1913

Leptodeuterocopus zonites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from British Guyana.

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are on wing in January and February.


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