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Catanomistis

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Catanomistis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Xyloryctidae
Subfamily: Xyloryctinae
Genus: Catanomistis
Meyrick, 1933[1]
Species:
C. loxophracta
Binomial name
Catanomistis loxophracta
Meyrick, 1933[1]

Catanomistis is a genus of moths of the family Xyloryctidae. It contains only one species, Catanomistis loxophracta,[2][3] which is found in Madagascar.[3][4]

The wingspan is 14 mm (0.55 in) for the holotype, a female.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Meyrick, Edward (1933). Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. IV. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 432, 433.
  2. ^ "Catanomistis Meyrick, 1933". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.26.041. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Catanomistis Meyrick, 1933". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2026). "Catanomistis loxophracta Meyrick, 1933". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 29 March 2026.

Further reading

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  • Viette, 1955. Etude des types de Microlépidoptères (Tineidae s.l.) malgaches de Meyrick du Muséum de Vienne. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 60:279–286.