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Metaplatyntis

Metaplatyntis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Metaplatyntis synclepta, which is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it has been recorded from North Kivu.

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Metaplatyntis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus: Metaplatyntis
Meyrick, 1938
Species:
M. synclepta
Binomial name
Metaplatyntis synclepta
Meyrick, 1938

Metaplatyntis is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Metaplatyntis synclepta, which is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where it has been recorded from North Kivu.12

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