Leptodeuterocopus zonites

Leptodeuterocopus zonites is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from British Guyana.

Leptodeuterocopus zonites
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Leptodeuterocopus
Species:
L. zonites
Binomial name
Leptodeuterocopus zonites
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus zonites Meyrick, 1913

The wingspan is about 12 millimetres (0.47 in). Adults are on wing in January and February.

  • 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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