Pterophorus albidus

Pterophorus albidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pterophorus
Species:	P. albidus
Binomial name
Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)
Synonyms
Aciptilia albidusZeller, 1852 Alucita endogrammaMeyrick, 1922 Aciptilia endogramma Alucita endophaeaMeyrick 1930 Pterophorus endophaea (Meyrick 1930) [1] Pterophorus suffiataYano 1963 Aciptilia suffiata

Pterophorus albidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is distributed in Africa, south and south-east Asia, including New Guinea and Australia, as well as Japan (Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Islands (Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Okinawa).

The length of the forewings is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). The species is characterized by the faint yellow colour.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Ipomoea nil .

References

1. Gielis, C., 2002. On the identity of Alucita endophaea Meyrick, 1930 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 109(4):797

External links

• Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)
• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects
• Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)