''Issikiopteryx valvispinata'' 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 (
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
).
[, 2008: The genus ''Issikiopteryx'' (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae): Checklist and descriptions of new species. ''Zootaxa'' 01725 : 53- 60. Abstract]
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References
Moths described in 2008
Issikiopteryx
Moths of Asia
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