Leptodeuterocopus zonites
Species of plume moth
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Leptodeuterocopus zonites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from British Guyana.
| Leptodeuterocopus zonites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Leptodeuterocopus |
| Species: | L. zonites |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptodeuterocopus zonites (Meyrick, 1913) | |
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The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are on wing in January and February.
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- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
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