Phycodopteryx is a genus of moths in the family Brachodidae. It contains the single species Phycodopteryx tigripes, which is found in Vietnam and India (Assam). The habitat consists of submontane tropical forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Genus: | Phycodopteryx Kallies, 2004 |
| Species: | P. tigripes
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| Binomial name | |
| Phycodopteryx tigripes Kallies, 2004
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The wingspan is 25–30 mm for females and 23–25 mm for males. Adults have been recorded on wing from early May to early June, probably in one generation per year.[1]
References
edit- ^ Kallies, A., 2004: The Brachodidae of the Oriental region and Adjacent territories (Lepidoptera: Sesioidea). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 147 (1): 1-20.