Arescoptera is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1911. It contains the single species, Arescoptera idiotypa, described in the same article.[1] It is found in Australia,[2] including New South Wales.[3]

Arescoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Arescoptera
Turner, 1911[1]
Species:
A. idiotypa
Binomial name
Arescoptera idiotypa
Turner, 1911

References edit

  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Arescoptera Turner, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Arescoptera idiotypa Archived 2017-09-21 at the Wayback Machine at CSIRO - Australian Moths Online