Capperia raptor

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Capperia raptor
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. raptor
Binomial name
Capperia raptor
(Meyrick, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus raptorMeyrick, 1908

Capperia raptor is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Canada and the US (including Colorado and Indiana). [2]

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Description

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The abdomen is brown mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are ferruginous-fuscous, irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot on the base of the cleft. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Capperia at funet
  2. ↑ "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  3. ↑ Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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