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Deuterocopus melanota Fletcher, 1910

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name: Deuterocopus melanota Fletcher, 1910
Name authority: Fletcher, 1910
Rank: species
Accepted status: accepted
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Deuterocopus
Extinction status: Recorded extant

Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
kingdomAnimalia
phylumArthropoda
subphylumHexapoda
classInsecta
orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
superfamilyPterophoroidea Kuznetzov & Stekolnikov, 1979
familyPterophoridae Latreille, 1802
subfamilyDeuterocopinae Gielis, 1993
genusDeuterocopus Zeller, 1852
speciesDeuterocopus melanota Fletcher, 1910

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Deuterocopus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

Species	Classification	Source status
Deuterocopus bathychasma Fletcher, 1910	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus devosi Gielis, 2003	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus famulus Meyrick, 1908	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus honoratus Meyrick, 1921	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus papuaensis Gielis & De Vos, 2007	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant
Deuterocopus tengstroemi Zeller, 1852	PterophoridaeArthropoda	Accepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 26 records assigned to Pterophoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded name	Source status
Deuterocopus lophopteryx Fletcher, 1910 Fletcher, 1910	synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Indonesia

ID · native · native

Sri Lanka

LK · native · native

Malaysia

MY · native · native

Taiwan

TW · native · native

China

CN · native · native

Li, H. H., Hao, S. L., & Wang, S. X. (2003). Catalogue of the Pterophoridae of China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoroidea). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, 31(122), 169–192.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

Fletcher, T. B. (1910). On the genus Deuterocopus Zeller. Trans. Ent. Soc. London, (1910) II, 107–141, 2 plates. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14720329Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:355BJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.