Melanoptilia chalcogastra

Melanoptilia chalcogastra
Melanoptilia chalcogastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Melanoptilia
Species: M. chalcogastra
Binomial name
Melanoptilia chalcogastra
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921

Melanoptilia chalcogastra is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from British Guyana and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 12-13 mm. Adults are on wing in March and July.

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