Trichoptilus subtilis

Trichoptilus subtilis
Scientific classification
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; Megalorhipida subtilis(Rebel, 1907);

Last updated August 30, 2025

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ "On the fauna of the plume moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of KwaZulu Natal province (South-African Republic)". E-library.ru. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Megalorhipida subtilis (Rebel, 1907)". Afromoths. Retrieved 7 July 2018.

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[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.

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