Pholcobates is a monotypic moth genus in the family Depressariidae. Its only species, Pholcobates flagelliformis, is found in Brazil. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Subfamily: | Depressariinae |
| Genus: | Pholcobates Meyrick, 1931 |
| Species: | P. flagelliformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pholcobates flagelliformis Meyrick, 1931
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References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (February 5, 2015). "Pholcobates Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 9, 2020.