Hilaroptera is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It contains only one species, Hilaroptera viettei, which is found in Madagascar.[2]
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| Genus: | Hilaroptera Gozmany, 1969
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| Species: | H. viettei
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| Hilaroptera viettei Gozmány, 1969
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This species has a wingspan of 22-28mm, forewings are shiny whitish stramineous with brownish black pattern situated on the upper side of the wing. Many dark dots along costa.[3]
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Wikispecies has information related to Hilaroptera.
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (acc.29-Mar-2017)
- ^ Gozmány L. A. 1969d. Some Tineid moths (Lepidoptera) from Madagascar. - Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 15(3–4):287–297
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