Zelotypia

Zelotypia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Hepialidae. The only described species is Z. stacyi, the bentwing ghost moth, which is only found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. This is a very large species with a wingspan of up to 250 mm. The larva feeds and pupates in the trunks and branches of Eucalyptus.

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Zelotypia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Hepialidae
Genus:	Zelotypia Scott, 1869
Species:	Z. stacyi
Binomial name
Zelotypia stacyi Scott, 1869[1]
Synonyms
Genus: Xylopsyche Swainson, 1851 Species: Leto stacyi Xylopsyche stacyii Swainson, 1851 Xylopsyche stacyi Scott, 1865 Zelotypia stacyi Scott, 1869 Zelotypia sinuosa Olliff, 1887 Xylopsyche staceyi

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