Delopterus
Genus of moths
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Delopterus is a monotypic snout moth genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, Delopterus basalis, is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Both the genus and species, were first described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1922.[2]
| Delopterus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Genus: | Delopterus Janse, 1922[1] |
| Species: | D. basalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922 | |
