Adenopteryx
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''Adenopteryx'' is a
monotypic In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispec ...
moth
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of the family
Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali ...
. It contains only one species, ''Adenopteryx conchyliatalis'', which is found in
Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig ...
."''Adenopteryx'' Ragonot, 1891"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''


References

Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera Endemic fauna of Algeria Moths of Africa Pyralidae genera Taxa named by Émile Louis Ragonot {{Chrysauginae-stub