Biology:Phyllobrostis apathetica
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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllobrostis apathetica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllobrostis |
| Species: | P. apathetica
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)
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Phyllobrostis apathetica is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae.[2][3] Endemic to South Africa,[2] it is only known from Pretoria, its type locality.[4]
The wingspan is about 14 mm.[4] The forewings are white and the hindwings are grey.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Meyrick, E. (1921). "Descriptions of South African Micro-Lepidoptera". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 8: 49–148 [114]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/202863.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2025). "Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)". https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/PHYLAPAT.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Phyllobrostis apathetica (Meyrick, 1921)". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/55434/taxon/429039.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mey, Wolfram (2006). "Revision of the genus Phyllobrostis Staudinger, 1859 (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 53 (1): 114–147. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200600012.
Wikidata ☰ Q7188653 entry
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