''Xyroptila'' is a genus of
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 ...
s in the family
Pterophoridae
The Pterophoridae or plume moths are a family of Lepidoptera with unusually modified wings, giving them the shape of a narrow winged airplane. Though they belong to the Apoditrysia like the larger moths and the butterflies, unlike these they are ...
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Species
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Xyroptila aenea''
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Xyroptila africana''
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Xyroptila caminites''
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Xyroptila colluceo''
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Xyroptila dohertyi''
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Xyroptila elegans''
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Xyroptila falciformis''
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Xyroptila fulbae''
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Xyroptila irina''
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Xyroptila kuranda
''Xyroptila kuranda'' is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern Sulawesi and Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (c ...
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Xyroptila maklaia''
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Xyroptila marmarias''
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Xyroptila masaia''
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Xyroptila monomotapa''
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Xyroptila naiwasha''
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Xyroptila oenophanes''
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Xyroptila oksana''
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Xyroptila peltastes''
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Xyroptila ruvenzori''
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Xyroptila siami''
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Xyroptila soma''
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Xyroptila sybylla''
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Xyroptila uluru''
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Xyroptila variegata''
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Xyroptila vaughani''
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Xyroptila zambesi''
Platyptiliini
Moth genera
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