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Emmelina compactus

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Emmelina compactus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Brazil.

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Quick facts about Emmelina compactus

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Emmelina compactus 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.

Emmelina compactus is listed for 1 country.

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

  1. Brazil

Is Emmelina compactus 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 Emmelina compactus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusEmmelina
  7. SpeciesEmmelina compactus Gielis, 2016

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Emmelina compactus

Other species in the same genus Emmelina.

T moth

Emmelina monodactyla

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Emmelina compactus live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Emmelina compactus for 1 country: Brazil. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Emmelina compactus?

Emmelina compactus (Emmelina compactus) 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). Emmelina compactus (Emmelina compactus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/emmelina-compactus

MLA

“Emmelina compactus (Emmelina compactus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/emmelina-compactus.

BibTeX
@misc{emmelina_compactus_2026,
  title = {Emmelina compactus (Emmelina compactus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/emmelina-compactus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}