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Nepheloploce

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Nepheloploce
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Nepheloploce

Razowski, 2010
Species:
N. nephelopyrga
Binomial name
Nepheloploce nephelopyrga
(Meyrick, 1938)
Synonyms
  • Argyroploce nephelopyrga Meyrick, 1938

Nepheloploce is a genus of moths of the Tortricidae family. It contains only one species, Nepheloploce nephelopyrga, which is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

Etymology

The genus name is a combination of the Greek words nephele (meaning cloud) and ploke (meaning texture, or the way things are put together).[2]

References

  1. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Nepheloploce nephelopyrga (Meyrick, 1938)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 5, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Razowski, J. ; L. Aarvik & J. de Prins 2010: An annotated catalogue of the types of Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in the collection of the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Tervuren, Belgium) with descriptions of new genera and new species. Zootaxa 2469: 1-77. Abstract: [1].