Melanoptilia chalcogastra

Melanoptilia chalcogastra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from British Guyana and Costa Rica.

Melanoptilia chalcogastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Melanoptilia
Species:
M. chalcogastra
Binomial name
Melanoptilia chalcogastra
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia chalcogastra Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing in March and July.

  • Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).
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