Oxypteryx

Oxypteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Oxypteryx; Rebel, 1911
Species:	O. jordanella
Binomial name
	Oxypteryx jordanella; Rebel, 1911

Oxypteryx is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.^[1] It contains only one species, Oxypteryx jordanella, which is found in Jordan^[2] and Saudi Arabia.^[3]

The wingspan is 23–24 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with several long and short black streaks. The hindwings are uniform brownish-grey.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxypteryx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^ Oxypteryx at funet
^ Afro Moths
^ Verh. zool-bot. Ges. Wien 61: 151 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxypteryx". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

[2] Oxypteryx at funet

[3] Afro Moths

[4] Verh. zool-bot. Ges. Wien 61: 151 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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