Trichocirca
Trichocirca is a monotypic moth genus in the family Choreutidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1920. Its only species, Trichocirca tyrota, described in the same publication, is known from Kenya.
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| Genus: | Trichocirca Meyrick, 1920 |
| Species: | T. tyrota |
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| Trichocirca tyrota Meyrick, 1920[1] | |
Taxonomy
Trichocirca was included in the Yponomeutidae by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1929. It was transferred to the Choreutidae on the advice of the late Jorma Kyrki of Finland.
References
- De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Trichocirca tyrota Meyrick, 1920". Afromoths. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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