Trichoptilus festus

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Trichoptilus festus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Trichoptilus
Species:
T. festus
Binomial name
Trichoptilus festus
Meyrick, 1920 [1]
Synonyms
  • Trichoptilus animosusMeyrick, 1921 [2]

Trichoptilus festus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from South Africa.

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References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Megalorhipida festus". Afromoths. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. "On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)". E-library.ru. Retrieved 4 April 2011.