Hoplophractis is a genus of moths of the family Brachodidae. There is only one species in this genus: Hoplophractis heptachalca, that is a dayflying moth known from Óbidos, Pará, Brazil and from Trinidad & Tobago.

Hoplophractis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Brachodidae
Genus: Hoplophractis
Meyrick, 1920
Species:
H. heptachalca
Binomial name
Hoplophractis heptachalca

Its wingspan is 11–12 mm and it is on wing from August to October.[2][3]

Biology

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Known host plant of this species is Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae).[4]

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