Oxyptilus mycites

Oxyptilus mycites
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Oxyptilus
Species:	O. mycites
Binomial name
	Oxyptilus mycites; Meyrick, 1914
Synonyms
	Nippoptilia mycites;

Last updated April 30, 2019

Oxyptilus mycites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Taiwan. The Global Lepidoptera Names Index lists it as a synonym of Nippoptilia vitis .^[1]

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Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a state in East Asia. Neighbouring states include the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the west, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. Taiwan is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations (UN).

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References

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