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Melanoptilia arsenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru.
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| Melanoptilia arsenica (Meyrick, 1921)
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The wingspan is 16–17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.
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- 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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