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Oxyptilus scutifer
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Oxyptilus
Species:	O. scutifer
Binomial name
	Oxyptilus scutifer; Meyrick, 1930

Oxyptilus scutifer is a species of moth in the genus Oxyptilus known from Costa Rica and Ecuador. Moths of this species take flight in March and have a wingspan of about 11–14 millimetres (0.43–0.55 in).^[1]

References

^ 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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[1] 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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