Parafuscoptilia

Parafuscoptilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Marasmarchini
Genus:	Parafuscoptilia; Hao & Li, 2005
Species:	P. tubuliformis
Binomial name
	Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis; Hao & Li, 2005

Parafuscoptilia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae, containing only one species, Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis. It was described in 2005 by Shu-Lian Hao and Hou-Hun Li from specimens collected in Fujian, China. It is placed to tribe Marasmarchini.

Description

Adults of Parafuscoptilia tubuliformis have white forewings with a number of pale brown spots, hindwings that range in colour from greyish brown to greyish white, and a yellowish-white to ivory white head. The wingspan ranges from 11 to 14 mm.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
1 2 Hao, Shu-Lian; Li, Hou-Han (2005). "Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China". Entomological News. 116: 35–38 – via Internet Archive.

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[CPW-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

[Hao-Li-2005-2] 1 2 Hao, Shu-Lian; Li, Hou-Han (2005). "Parafuscoptilia: A new genus of plume moths (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from China". Entomological News. 116: 35–38 – via Internet Archive.