''Paralypusa chinensis'' is a small
moth in the family
Lypusidae.
[ It was found in eastern ]China
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in Zhejiang province.
Taxonomy
It was described by Alexandr L. Lvovsky in 2010 in the genus ''Pseudatemelia
''Pseudatemelia'' is a genus of gelechioid moths.
Taxonomy
In the systematic layout used here, it is placed in the subfamily Amphisbatinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). Delimitation of Amphisbatinae versus the closely related ...
'' of the family Amphisbatidae as ''P. chinensis''.[
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Etymology
The generic name indicates the affinity to the genus '' Lypusa''.[
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Description
The wingspan is about 10 mm.[
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References
Moths described in 2010
Lypusidae
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