Aphthonetus empetra

(Aphthonetus empetra)

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Aphthonetus
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