Xyroptila masaia

Xyroptila masaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Xyroptila
Species:	X. masaia
Binomial name
	Xyroptila masaia; Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2006

Last updated August 30, 2025

Xyroptila masaia is a moth of the family Pterophoridae which is endemic to Kenya.^[1]

References

↑ Kovtunovich, Vasily N. & Petr Ya. Ustjuzhanin (2006). "The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the worlds fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". 37 (1/2). Atalanta: 249–276.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Kovtunovich, Vasily N. & Petr Ya. Ustjuzhanin (2006). "The genus Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908 in the worlds fauna: new species, new records and taxonomical comments (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)". 37 (1/2). Atalanta: 249–276.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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