Biology:Asiaephorus extremus

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Asiaephorus extremus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Asiaephorus
Species:
A. extremus
Binomial name
Asiaephorus extremus
Gielis, 2003

Asiaephorus extremus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Mindanao in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

Etymology

The name expresses the very long cucullar process in the male genitalia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4806525 entry