''Epidiopteryx bipunctella'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae is a family of moths contained within the superfamily Gelechioidea described by Edward Meyrick in 1890. Most genera are found in the Indo-Australian region. While many of these moths are tiny, some members of the family grow to a wing ...

, and the only species in the genus ''Epidiopteryx''. The genus and species were both described by

Hans Rebel Hans Rebel (2 September 1861 – 19 May 1940) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Rebel, who had an early interest in natural history and butterflies, first became a lawyer. He devoted his spare time to studying Lepi ...

in 1916 and are found in Sudan.Afro Moths
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Xyloryctidae Xyloryctidae genera Monotypic moth genera Taxa named by Hans Rebel {{Xyloryctidae-stub