Antipterna spathulata

Antipterna spathulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Antipterna
Species:
A. spathulata
Binomial name
Antipterna spathulata
(Turner, 1944)
Synonyms[1]

Ocystola spathulata Turner, 1944

Antipterna spathulata is a species of moth in the family Oecophoridae, first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1944 as Ocystola spathulata.[1][2] The species epithet, spathulata, derives from the Latin, spathulatus ("spoon-shaped").[2] The male lectotype for Ocystola spathulata was collected at Waroona in Western Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Antipterna spathulata". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b Turner, A.J. (1944). "Revision of Australian Lepidoptera. Oecophoridae. XI". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 69: 49-61 [54].

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