| Higher taxa: | Pterophoridae (family)/ Pterophorinae (subfamily)/ Platyptiliini (tribe)/ Xyroptilia (genus)/ |
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Xyroptila |
| Authorship: | Bigot, 1969 |
| Citation: | Xyroptilia |
| Taxon remarks: | An incorrect subsequent spelling of Xyroptila Meyrick, 1908. |
| Publication: | Bigot L. 1969. Les Lépidoptères Pterophoridae du musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, à Tervuren. |
| Journal: | Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines |
| Volume: | 79 |
| Issue: | 1–2 |
| Pagination: | 180 |