Leptodeuterocopus neales

Leptodeuterocopus neales is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Suriname, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela. It has recently been recorded from Florida.[1]

Leptodeuterocopus neales
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L. neales
Binomial name
Leptodeuterocopus neales
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus neales Walsingham, 1915
  • Oxyptilus maleficus Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in). Adults are on wing in April, May, August, September, October, November and December.[2]

References

  1. https://bioone.org/journals/Florida-Entomologist/volume-87/issue-4/0015-4040(2004)087[0621:LNANRF]2.0.CO;2/LEPTODEUTEROCOPUS-NEALES--A-NEW-RECORD-FOR-FLORIDA-AND-THE/10.1653/0015-4040(2004)087[0621:LNANRF]2.0.CO;2.full
  2. https://journals.flvc.org/flaent/article/view/75372
  • 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).
  • Leptodeuterocopus neales: A New Record for Florida and the United States (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Deuterocopinae)


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