''Issikiopteryx nigeriflava'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Lecithoceridae
The Lecithoceridae, or long-horned moths, are a family of small moths described by Simon Le Marchand in 1947. Although lecithocerids are found throughout the world, the great majority are found in the Indomalayan realm and the southern part of th ...
. It is found in
China (
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
).
[, 2013: Three new species of the genus Issikiopteryx Moriuti, 1973 (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae: Lecithocerinae) from China. ''Zootaxa'' 3669 (1): 037–042.]
References
Moths described in 2013
Issikiopteryx
Moths of Asia
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