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Deuterocopus socotranus
Minibeast photographs and field observations.
Species notes
About Deuterocopus socotranus
Deuterocopus socotranus is an accepted species in the family Pterophoridae, within the order Lepidoptera. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, and Japan. Butterflies and moths pass through egg, larval, pupal and adult stages, and adults are characterised by wings covered in microscopic scales.
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Identification rank
- Species
- Recorded distribution
- Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Ethiopia, Indonesia, India, Japan
Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy