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Oxyptilus erebites

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Oxyptilus erebites is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Congo - Kinshasa and Kenya.

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Quick facts about Oxyptilus erebites

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
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Oxyptilus erebites 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 erebites is listed for 2 countries.

Dem. Rep. CongoKenya
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Congo - Kinshasa
  2. Kenya

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Oxyptilus erebites 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 erebites classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusOxyptilus
  7. SpeciesOxyptilus erebites Meyrick, 1937

Synonyms Trichoptilus erebites

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Oxyptilus erebites

Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.

Small plume

Oxyptilus parvidactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Oxyptilus erebites live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Oxyptilus erebites for 2 countries: Congo - Kinshasa and Kenya. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Oxyptilus erebites?

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

MLA

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

BibTeX
@misc{oxyptilus_erebites_2026,
  title = {Oxyptilus erebites (Oxyptilus erebites)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxyptilus-erebites},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}