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Rhizosthenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Suborder: Glossata
Infraorder: Heteroneura
(unranked): Ditrysia
Superfamily: Gelechioidea
Family: Lecithoceridae
Genus: Rhizosthenes
Meyrick in Caradja & Meyrick, 1935
Species: R. falciformis
Binomial name
Rhizosthenes falciformis
Meyrick, 1935

Rhizosthenes is a genus of moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It contains the species Rhizosthenes falciformis, which is found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Russia.

The wingspan is 22–27 mm.

References

  1. funet.fi
  2. Japanese Moths
Taxon identifiers
Rhizosthenes


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