| Pselnophorus japonicus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | P. japonicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pselnophorus japonicus Marumo, 1923 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pselnophorus japonicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, Tanega-shima, Yakushima).
The length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).
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