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Oxyptilus epidectes

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Oxyptilus epidectes is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: India, Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka.

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Quick facts about Oxyptilus epidectes

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 Oxyptilus epidectes 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.

Oxyptilus epidectes is listed for 3 countries.

MyanmarIndiaSri Lanka
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. India
  2. Myanmar (Burma)
  3. Sri Lanka

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Oxyptilus epidectes 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 Oxyptilus epidectes classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOxyptilus
  7. SpeciesOxyptilus epidectes Meyrick, 1908

Synonyms Oxyptilus epidectis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Oxyptilus epidectes

Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.

Small plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Oxyptilus epidectes live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Oxyptilus epidectes for 3 countries: India, Myanmar (Burma) and Sri Lanka. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Oxyptilus epidectes?

Oxyptilus epidectes (Oxyptilus epidectes) 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). Oxyptilus epidectes (Oxyptilus epidectes). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-epidectes

MLA

“Oxyptilus epidectes (Oxyptilus epidectes).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-epidectes.

BibTeX
@misc{oxyptilus_epidectes_2026,
  title = {Oxyptilus epidectes (Oxyptilus epidectes)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-epidectes},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}