Capperia washbourni

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Capperia washbourni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. washbourni
Binomial name
Capperia washbourni

Capperia washbourni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Greece, Asia Minor, Syria and the Palestinian Territories. [1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and about 15 mm for females. [2]

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References

  1. "Capperia washbourni Adamczewski, 1951". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)