Biology:Parafuscoptilia
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Short description: Monotypic genus of plume moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Marasmarchini |
| Genus: | Parafuscoptilia Hao & Li, 2005[1] |
| Species: | P. tubuliformis
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| Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis Hao & Li, 2005[1]
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Parafuscoptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae, containing only one species, Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis.[1] It was described in 2005 by Shu-Lian Hao and Hou-Hun Li from specimens collected in Fujian, China .[1][2] It is placed to tribe Marasmarchini.[1]
Description
Adults of Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis have white forewings with a number of pale brown spots, hindwings that range in colour from greyish brown to greyish white, and a yellowish-white to ivory white head. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 14 mm.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". https://pterophoroidea.hobern.net/catalogue.php#taxon-438.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hao, Shu-Lian; Li, Hou-Han (2005). "Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China". Entomological News 116: 35–38. https://archive.org/stream/biostor-99336#page/n0/mode/2up.
Wikidata ☰ Q48970521 entry
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