Apoxyptilus

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Apoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only three species:

Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936), which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda
Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011 (from Madagascar)
Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 (from Malawi)

Etymology

The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.

References

De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc. 01-Jan-2016)

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Apoxyptilus: Brief Summary

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Apoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only three species:

Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936), which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011 (from Madagascar) Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 (from Malawi)

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