Melanoptilia chalcogastra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Melanoptilia
Species:	M. chalcogastra
Binomial name
Melanoptilia chalcogastra (Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
Platyptilia chalcogastraMeyrick, 1921

Melanoptilia chalcogastra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from British Guyana and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing in March and July.

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• Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden. 80–2 (1).

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