Melanoptilia haemogastra

Melanoptilia haemogastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Melanoptilia
Species:	M. haemogastra
Binomial name
	Melanoptilia haemogastra; (Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
	Platyptilia haemogastraMeyrick, 1926; Postplatyptilia haemogastra;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Melanoptilia haemogastra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Peru.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

External links

Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

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