| Pterophorus denticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | P. denticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterophorus denticulata (Yano, 1963) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pterophorus denticulata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from New Guinea and Micronesia.
The length of the forewings is about 9 mm.
Some authors treat is as a synonym of Pterophorus niveus .
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