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Asymphorodes triaula

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Asymphorodes triaula
Scientific classification
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Family:
Agonoxenidae (disputed)
Subfamily:
Agonoxeninae (disputed)
Genus:
Species:
A. triaula
Binomial name
Asymphorodes triaula
(Meyrick, 1935)
Synonyms

Aphthonetus triaula Meyrick, 1935

Asymphorodes triaula is a species of gelechioid moth of subfamily Agonoxeninae of the palm moth family (Agonoxenidae), whose taxonomic status is disputed. Alternatively, the palm moths might be a subfamily of the grass-miner moth family (Elachistidae), with the Agonoxeninae becoming a tribe Agonoxenini.[citation needed]

Formerly, this genus was included in the cosmet moths (Cosmopterigidae). It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1935. It is only known from the Hawaiian islands of Oahu and Hawaii.

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  • Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9 Microlepidoptera. The University Press of Hawaii, Honolulu. hdl:10125/7338.