Colpocheilopteryx is a monotypic moth genus of the family Euteliidae. Its only species, Colpocheilopteryx operatrix, is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[1] Both the genus and species were first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren, the genus in 1865 and the species five years earlier in 1860.[2][3]
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Genus: | Colpocheilopteryx Wallengren, 1865
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Species: | C. operatrix
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Colpocheilopteryx operatrix (Wallengren, 1860)
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The Global Lepidoptera Names Index considers the generic name to be a synonym of Eutelia.[4]
References
edit- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Colpocheilopteryx operatrix (Wallengren, 1860)". Afromoths. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (May 6, 2020). "Colpocheilopteryx Wallengren, 1865". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Colpocheilopteryx Wallengren, 1865". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Eutelia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 3, 2020.