''Arescoptera'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
snout moth
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...
genus described by
Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It contains the single species, ''Arescoptera idiotypa'', described in the same article.
It is found in
Australia, including
New South Wales
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''Arescoptera idiotypa''
at ''CSIRO - Australian Moths Online''
References
Pyralini
Monotypic moth genera
Moths described in 1911
Moths of Australia
Pyralidae genera
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