# Delopterus

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Genus of moths

Delopterus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade: Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pyralidae Subfamily: Pyralinae Genus: Delopterus Janse, 1922[1] Species: D. basalis Binomial name Delopterus basalis Janse, 1922

***Delopterus*** is a [monotypic](/source/Monotypic) [snout moth](/source/Pyralidae) genus (family Pyralidae). Its single species, ***Delopterus basalis***, is found in [Namibia](/source/Namibia), [South Africa](/source/South_Africa) and [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe). Both the genus and species, were first described by [Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse](/source/Anthonie_Johannes_Theodorus_Janse) in 1922.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pyraloidea_db_1-0)** Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). ["GlobIZ search"](http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx). *Global Information System on Pyraloidea*. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). ["*Delopterus basalis* Janse, 1922"](https://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/DELOBASA). *Afromoths*. Retrieved August 13, 2019.

Taxon identifiers Delopterus Wikidata: Q18522409 Wikispecies: Delopterus ButMoth: 8176.0 CoL: 926RM GBIF: 1870046 iNaturalist: 643429 IRMNG: 1347207 LepIndex: 16555 Open Tree of Life: 3155594 Delopterus basalis Wikidata: Q5254326 Wikispecies: Delopterus basalis AfroMoths: DELOBASA CoL: 34H64 EoL: 168439 GBIF: 1870047 iNaturalist: 661470 IRMNG: 10273419 LepIndex: 16556 Open Tree of Life: 3155593

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