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Mystogenes

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Mystogenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Mystogenes
Species:
M. statopa
Binomial name
Mystogenes statopa
Meyrick, 1930

Mystogenes is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.[1]

Description

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This genus presently only contains one species Mystogenes astatopa Meyrick, 1930 described from Mauritius that has a wingspan of 12mm.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. Baixeras, J.; Brown, J. W. & Gilligan, T. M. "Online World Catalogue of the Tortricidae". Tortricidae.com. Retrieved January 20, 2009.
  2. Meyrick E. 1930c. Microlepidoptera of Mauritius. - Transactions of the entomological Society of London 78(2):309–323.
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