Pterophorus spissa

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Pterophorus spissa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species:
P. spissa
Binomial name
Pterophorus spissa
(Bigot, 1969) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia spissaBigot, 1969

Pterophorus spissa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Nigeria.

The forewings are pure white, with small black spots at the inner margin of both lobes. The fringes display a distinct black-and-white pattern.

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