Peucoteles
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| Peucoteles | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Peucoteles Meyrick, 1931 |
| Species: | P. herpestica
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| Binomial name | |
| Peucoteles herpestica Meyrick, 1931
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Peucoteles is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Peucoteles herpestica, is found in Assam, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[1]
The larvae feed on Pinus khasia.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 29, 2014). "Peucoteles Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 57.