Dejongia is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae.[2] The genus is named after Dr R. de Jong from the National Museum of Natural History (Leiden), in recognition for his "help and advice to solve phylogenetic problems".[1]
| Dejongia | |
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| Dejongia lobidactylus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Oxyptilini |
| Genus: | Dejongia Gielis, 1993[1] |
Species
editThree species are recognized:[2]
- Dejongia californicus (Walsingham, 1880)
- Dejongia lobidactylus (Fitch, 1855)
- Dejongia wrightii (Grinnell, 1908)
References
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- ^ a b Gielis, C. (1993). "Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 290 (1): 1–139.
- ^ a b Dejongia Gielis, 1993 . Retrieved through: Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera on 17 September 2019.
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