Leptodeuterocopus neales

Leptodeuterocopus neales is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. It has recently been recorded from Florida.[1]

Leptodeuterocopus neales
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L. neales
Binomial name
Leptodeuterocopus neales
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus neales Walsingham, 1915
  • Oxyptilus maleficus Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in). Adults are on wing in April, May, August, September, October, November and December.[2]

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