Apoxyptilus

Apoxyptilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Apoxyptilus ; Alipanah et al., 2010
Species:	A. anthites
Binomial name
	Apoxyptilus anthites; (Meyrick, 1936)
Synonyms
	Oxyptilus anthites Meyrick, 1936;

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Apoxyptilus is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family containing only one species, Apoxyptilus anthites, which is known from Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda.

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.

The larvae feed on the buds of Dombeya emarginata.

Etymology

The generic name indicates that this genus not closely related to Oxyptilus.

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