Plectophila
Moth genus in family Xyloryctidae
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Plectophila is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae.[3]
| Plectophila | |
|---|---|
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| Plectophila discalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Xyloryctidae |
| Genus: | Plectophila Meyrick, 1890[1] |
| Type species | |
| Oecophora electella[2] Walker, 1864 | |
Species
As of 2018[update], Plectophila includes the following species:[3]
- Plectophila acrochroa (Turner, 1900)
- Plectophila discalis (Walker, 1865)
- Plectophila electella (Walker, 1864)
- Plectophila eucrines (Turner, 1898)
- Plectophila micradelpha (Turner, 1898)
- Plectophila placocosma Lower, 1893
- Plectophila pyrgodes Turner, 1898
- Plectophila sarculata Lucas, 1901
- Plectophila thiophanes (Turner, 1917)
- Plectophila thrasycosma (Meyrick, 1915)