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Quadriptilia philorectis

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Quadriptilia philorectis is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru.

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Quick facts about Quadriptilia philorectis

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 Quadriptilia philorectis 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.

Quadriptilia philorectis is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. Ecuador
  2. Peru

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Quadriptilia philorectis 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 Quadriptilia philorectis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusQuadriptilia
  7. SpeciesQuadriptilia philorectis (Meyrick, 1926)

Synonyms Platyptilia philorectis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Quadriptilia philorectis

Other species in the same genus Quadriptilia.

CompareQuadriptilia philorectis vs Quadriptilia obscurodactylaQuadriptilia philorectis vs Quadriptilia rectangulodactyla

Common questions

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Where does Quadriptilia philorectis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Quadriptilia philorectis for 2 countries: Ecuador and Peru. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Quadriptilia philorectis?

Quadriptilia philorectis (Quadriptilia philorectis) 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). Quadriptilia philorectis (Quadriptilia philorectis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/quadriptilia-philorectis

MLA

“Quadriptilia philorectis (Quadriptilia philorectis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/quadriptilia-philorectis.

BibTeX
@misc{quadriptilia_philorectis_2026,
  title = {Quadriptilia philorectis (Quadriptilia philorectis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/quadriptilia-philorectis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}