''Rhabdocosma dolini'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Ypsolophidae Ypsolophidae is a Scientific classification#Linnaean taxonomy, family of moths with some 160 species. They are included in the Plutellidae by many authors. Systematics This is a list of genera and selected species. Ypsolophinae * ''Phrealcia'' ...

. It is only known from

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

. The

wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingsp ...

is about 16 mm.

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Two New Species Of Yponomeutoid Moths (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae, Plutellidae) From Madagascar
Ypsolophidae Moths of Madagascar Moths described in 2001 {{Ypsolophidae-stub