Plectophila

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Plectophila
Plectophila discalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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. Vol. 2. London: Taylor and Francis. p. 56.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Plectophila". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 24 April 2018.