Tabulaephorus afghanus

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Tabulaephorus afghanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Tabulaephorus
Species:
T. afghanus
Binomial name
Tabulaephorus afghanus
(Arenberger, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus afghanusArenberger, 1981

Tabulaephorus afghanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981 and is found in Afghanistan. [1]

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. The forewings are brown, while the hindwings, abdomen, antennae and legs are light brown. [2]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tabulaephorus afghanus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  2. Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.