Metachanda oxyphrontis

Metachanda oxyphrontis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Metachanda
Species:	M. oxyphrontis
Binomial name
	Metachanda oxyphrontis; Meyrick, 1930

Last updated April 24, 2019

Metachanda oxyphrontis is a moth species in the oecophorine tribe Metachandini. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930.^[1]

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Oecophorinae Subfamily of the "concealer moths" family Oecophoridae

The Oecophorinae are the nominate subfamily of moths in the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). They are part of the insufficiently studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and like their relatives, the circumscription of this taxon is disputed.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

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References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda oxyphrontis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Metachanda oxyphrontis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 11, 2018.