- Leptodeuterocopus neales
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Leptodeuterocopus neales Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pterophoridae Genus: Leptodeuterocopus Species: L. neales Binomial name Leptodeuterocopus neales
(Walsingham, 1915)Synonyms - Oxyptilus neales Walsingham, 1915
- Oxyptilus maleficus Meyrick, 1926
Leptodeuterocopus neales is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Surinam, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. It has recently been recorded from Florida.
The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults are on wing in April, August, September, October, November and December.
External links
- Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
- Leptodeuterocopus neales : A New Record For Florida And The United States (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Deuterocopinae)
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