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Nippoptilia philippensis

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Nippoptilia philippensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species:
N. philippensis
Binomial name
Nippoptilia philippensis
Gielis, 2003

Nippoptilia philippensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mindanao and Mindoro.[1]

The wingspan is 15–19 millimetres (0.59–0.75 in). Adults are on wing in January, from May to June and in August.

Etymology

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The name of the species reflects the country of its origin.

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