Anthopteryx is a monotypic snout moth described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr., an American entomologist, in 1914. Its single species, Anthopteryx irichampa, described in the same publication,[1] is found in Panama.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Anthopteryx Dyar, 1914[1] |
| Species: | A. irichampa
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthopteryx irichampa Dyar, 1914
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The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey, shaded with reddish brown except along the costa. The hindwings are pale fuscous and translucent, with pale fringes.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Anthopteryx Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
- ^ "Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone". Retrieved 2011-10-07.
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