Trichoptilus subtilis

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Trichoptilus subtilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Trichoptilus
Species:
T. subtilis
Binomial name
Trichoptilus subtilis
Rebel, 1907
Synonyms
  • Trichoptilus maceratusMeyrick, 1909 [1] [2]
  • Megalorhipida subtilis(Rebel, 1907) [3]

Trichoptilus subtilis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from South Africa. The species was first described by Hans Rebel in 1907.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Trichoptilus maceratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 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.
  3. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Megalorhipida subtilis (Rebel, 1907)". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.