Pterophorus leucadactylus

Pterophorus leucadactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pterophorus
Species:	P. leucadactylus
Binomial name
	Pterophorus leucadactylus; (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
	Aciptilus leucadactylusWalker, 1864; Pterophorus maolanensisLi, 2002;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Pterophorus leucadactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Sri Lanka, Sumba, New Guinea,^[1] India, China, Taiwan, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines, Micronesia, the Bismarck Islands, the Solomon Islands, Australia ^[2] and Vietnam.^[3]

References

↑ Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)
↑ Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna (selected groups)
↑ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)

[2] Checklist of Hong Kong Fauna (selected groups)

[3] On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

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