Phepsalostoma

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Phepsalostoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Elachistidae
Genus: Phepsalostoma
Meyrick, 1936 [1]
Species:
P. electracma
Binomial name
Phepsalostoma electracma
Meyrick, 1935 [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Asterostoma Meyrick, 1935

Phepsalostoma is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Phepsalostoma electracma, which is found on Java. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Phepsalostoma Meyrick, 1936". Interim Registry of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phepsalostoma electracma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.