Emmelina suspiciosus

Emmelina suspiciosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pterophoridae
Genus:Emmelina
Species: E. suspiciosus
Binomial name
Emmelina suspiciosus
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus suspiciosus Meyrick, 1921
  • Oidaematophorus suspiciosus

Emmelina suspiciosus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

The wingspan is 24 mm. The forewings are brownish‑grey and the markings are dark brown. The hindwings and fringes are brownish‑grey. Adults are on wing in January and June.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus suspiciosus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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