Pterophorus elaeopus

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Pterophorus elaeopus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species:
P. elaeopus
Binomial name
Pterophorus elaeopus
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Alucita elaeopaMeyrick, 1908
  • Pterophorus elaeopa

Pterophorus elaeopus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, native to Asia.

It is found in India, [1] China [2] Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia. [3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.

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