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Apoxyptilus anthites

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Apoxyptilus anthites is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda.

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Quick facts about Apoxyptilus anthites

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Apoxyptilus anthites live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Apoxyptilus anthites is listed for 3 countries.

TanzaniaMalawiUganda
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Malawi
  2. Tanzania
  3. Uganda

Is Apoxyptilus anthites endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Apoxyptilus anthites classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusApoxyptilus
  7. SpeciesApoxyptilus anthites (Meyrick, 1936)

Synonyms Oxyptilus anthites

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Apoxyptilus anthites

Other species in the same genus Apoxyptilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Apoxyptilus anthites live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Apoxyptilus anthites for 3 countries: Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Apoxyptilus anthites?

Apoxyptilus anthites (Apoxyptilus anthites) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Apoxyptilus anthites (Apoxyptilus anthites). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/apoxyptilus-anthites

MLA

“Apoxyptilus anthites (Apoxyptilus anthites).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/apoxyptilus-anthites.

BibTeX
@misc{apoxyptilus_anthites_2026,
  title = {Apoxyptilus anthites (Apoxyptilus anthites)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/apoxyptilus-anthites},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}