Oxypteryx
This article is about the moth genus. For the plant genus, see Asclepias.
Oxypteryx | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Oxypteryx Rebel, 1911 |
Species: | O. jordanella |
Binomial name | |
Oxypteryx jordanella Rebel, 1911 | |
Oxypteryx is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae.[1] It contains only one species, Oxypteryx jordanella, which is found in Jordan[2] and Saudi Arabia.[3]
The wingspan is 23–24 mm. The forewings are brownish grey with several long and short black streaks. The hindwings are uniform brownish-grey.[4]
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