Phricogenes sophronopa
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Phricogenes sophronopa is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Papua New Guinea.
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Quick facts about Phricogenes sophronopa
- 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 Phricogenes sophronopa 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.
Phricogenes sophronopa is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Phricogenes sophronopa 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 Phricogenes sophronopa classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusPhricogenes
- SpeciesPhricogenes sophronopa Meyrick, 1931
Relatives of Phricogenes sophronopa
Other species in the same family Gelechiidae.
Donald Trump moth
Neopalpa donaldtrumpi
French grain-moth
Sitotroga cerealella
South American tomato moth
Tuta absoluta
Potato moth
Phthorimaea operculella
Peach twig borer
Anarsia lineatella
Pink bollworm
Pectinophora gossypiella
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Phricogenes sophronopa live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Phricogenes sophronopa for 1 country: Papua New Guinea. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Phricogenes sophronopa?
Phricogenes sophronopa (Phricogenes sophronopa) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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