Wheeleria raphiodactyla

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Wheeleria raphiodactyla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Wheeleria
Species:
W. raphiodactyla
Binomial name
Wheeleria raphiodactyla
(Rebel, 1901) [1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia raphiodactylaRebel, 1901

Wheeleria raphiodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Portugal, Spain and France.

The wingspan is 22–24 millimetres (0.87–0.94 in). [2]

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References

  1. "Wheeleria raphiodactyla (Rebel, 1901)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. lepiforum.de