Fletcherella
Sign in to saveFletcherella is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The Fletcherella genus belongs to the subfamily Pterophorinae and the tribe Platyptiliini. The genus was first named in New Guinea by Alexey Diakonoff in 1952, though Edward Meyrick discovered Fletcherella niphadarcha in 1930.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Fletcherella is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Pterophorinae, Indonesia and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Vinony files it under Moth genera, Platyptiliini and Taxa named by Alexey Diakonoff.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Pterophoridae
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- Fletcherella
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- Fletcherella niphadothysana
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Fletcherella is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. The Fletcherella genus belongs to the subfamily Pterophorinae and the tribe Platyptiliini. The genus was first named in New Guinea by Alexey Diakonoff in 1952, though Edward Meyrick discovered Fletcherella niphadarcha in 1930.
Originally conflated with other moths in the genera Sochchora, Walsinghamiella (previously misapplied as Gilbertia), and Crocydoscelus, Fletcherella were distinguished by their longer, slimmer palpi. Significant differences in the shape and neuration of hind wings further separated the previously synonymous genus.
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