Phyllobrostis argillosa

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Phyllobrostis argillosa
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Lyonetiidae (But see text)
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P. argillosa
Binomial name
Phyllobrostis argillosa
Meyrick, 1911

"Phyllobrostis" argillosa is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It was described from a single male from Kranspoort near Pretoria. It is misplaced in Lyonetiidae and even in Yponomeutoidea. The species should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea, probably in Tineidae.


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