Pterophorus elaeopus

Pterophorus elaeopus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, native to Asia.

Pterophorus elaeopus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Pterophorus
Species:
P. elaeopus
Binomial name
Pterophorus elaeopus
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Alucita elaeopa Meyrick, 1908
  • Pterophorus elaeopa

It is found in India,[1] China[2] Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia.[3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.

References
  1. A Check-List Of Microlepidoptera Of India (Part-I: Family Pterophoridae) Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. New Recorded Species of Pterophoridae from China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine


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