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Pseudoxyptilus secutor

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Pseudoxyptilus secutor is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 5 countries, including Eswatini, Lesotho and Malawi.

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Quick facts about Pseudoxyptilus secutor

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
5 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Pseudoxyptilus secutor 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.

Pseudoxyptilus secutor is listed for 5 countries.

South AfricaLesothoZimbabweMalawieSwatini
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Eswatini
  2. Lesotho
  3. Malawi
  4. South Africa
  5. Zimbabwe

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Pseudoxyptilus secutor 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 Pseudoxyptilus secutor classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusPseudoxyptilus
  7. SpeciesPseudoxyptilus secutor (Meyrick, 1911)

Synonyms Oxyptilus secutor, Oxyptilus variegatus, Pseudoxyptilus variegatus

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Pseudoxyptilus secutor

Other species in the same family Pterophoridae.

White plume

Pterophorus pentadactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

T moth

Emmelina monodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Rose plume

Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

Brown plume

Stenoptilia pterodactyla

PterophoridaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Pseudoxyptilus secutor live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Pseudoxyptilus secutor for 5 countries: Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Pseudoxyptilus secutor?

Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Pseudoxyptilus secutor) 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). Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Pseudoxyptilus secutor). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudoxyptilus-secutor

MLA

“Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Pseudoxyptilus secutor).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudoxyptilus-secutor.

BibTeX
@misc{pseudoxyptilus_secutor_2026,
  title = {Pseudoxyptilus secutor (Pseudoxyptilus secutor)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pseudoxyptilus-secutor},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}