Deuterocopus melanota

(Deuterocopus melanota)

Description

Deuterocopus melanota is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1910 and it is found in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Pterophoridae

Genus:Deuterocopus

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