Apoxyptilus
| Apoxyptilus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Apoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010 |
| Species: | A. anthites |
| Binomial name | |
| Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936)[1] | |
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Apoxyptilus is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family containing only one species, Apoxyptilus anthites, which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.
The larvae feed on the buds of Dombeya emarginata.
Etymology
The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.
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