Phyllobrostis argillosa
Species of moth
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Phyllobrostis argillosa is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family.[1][2] Endemic to South Africa,[1] it is only known from a single male from Kranspoort near Pretoria.[3]
| Phyllobrostis argillosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Phyllobrostis |
| Species: | P. argillosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllobrostis argillosa Meyrick, 1911 | |
In 2006 Wolfram Mey argued that Phyllobrostis argillosa is misplaced in Lyonetiidae and even in Yponomeutoidea and that it should probably be placed in the superfamily Tineoidea, probably in Tineidae.[3] However, later treatments have kept recognizing Phyllobrostis argillosa as valid species in Lyonetiidae.[1][2][4]
