Notiophanes

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Notiophanes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Subfamily: Arrhenophaninae
Genus: Notiophanes
Davis and Edwards, 2003
Species:
N. fuscata
Binomial name
Notiophanes fuscata
Davis and Edwards, 2003

Notiophanes is a genus of moths in the family Arrhenophanidae, consisting of only one species Notiophanes fuscata, which is endemic to Queensland, Australia. It is only known from a single female specimen.

The length of the forewing is about 27 mm. Adults are on wing in February, but this may be a longer period.


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