Plectophila

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Plectophila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Genus: Plectophila
Meyrick, 1890 [1]
Type species
Oecophora electella [2]
Walker, 1864

Plectophila is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae. [3]

Species

As of 2018, Plectophila includes the following species: [3]

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Plectophila eucrines is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from and New South Wales and Queensland.

Plectophila pyrgodes is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Turner in 1898. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales and Queensland.

Plectophila electella is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia.

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References

  1. Meyrick, E. (1890). "Descriptions of Australian Lepidoptera, Part I". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 13 (1): 25, 54–56.
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916). "Xyloryctidæ". Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 56.
  3. 1 2 Savela, Markku. "Plectophila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 April 2018.