Cyphoryctis
Monotypic moth genus in family Xyloryctidae
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Cyphoryctis xylodoma is a moth in the family Xyloryctidae,[1] and the only species in the genus Cyphoryctis. The species and genus both were described by Edward Meyrick in 1934 and are found in Tanzania.[2][3]
| Cyphoryctis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Cyphoryctis Meyrick, 1934 |
| Species: | C. xylodoma |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyphoryctis xylodoma Meyrick, 1934 | |