Hoplophractis is a genus of moths of the family Brachodidae. There is only one species in this genus: Hoplophractis heptachalca, that is a dayflying moth known from Óbidos, Pará, Brazil and from Trinidad & Tobago.
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| Genus: | Hoplophractis Meyrick, 1920
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| Species: | H. heptachalca
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Its wingspan is 11–12 mm and it is on wing from August to October.[2][3]
Biology edit
Known host plant of this species is Clidemia hirta (Melastomataceae).[4]