Apoxyptilus Explained

Apoxyptilus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only three species:

• Apoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936), which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda
• Apoxyptilus steineri Gielis, 2011 (from Madagascar)
• Apoxyptilus uzumarus Kovtunovich & Ustjuzhanin, 2014 (from Malawi)

Etymology

The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.

References

• Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . Apoxyptilus Alipanah et al., 2010 . Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera) . 3 June 2024.