Pselnophorus belfragei

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Pselnophorus belfragei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species:
P. belfragei
Binomial name
Pselnophorus belfragei
(Fish, 1881) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus belfrageiFish, 1881

Pselnophorus belfragei (Belfrage's plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma. [2]

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). They are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis .

Etymology

It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.

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References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.