Biology:Chocophorus venedictoffi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Chocophorus |
| Species: | C. venedictoffi
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| Chocophorus venedictoffi Gielis & D.L. Matthews, 1994
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Chocophorus venedictoffi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Ecuador.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The head is scaled, mixed grey-white and dark brown and the face is dark brown, but slightly paler between the antennae. These are grey-brown. The thorax is dark brown with faint white-brown longitudinal lines. The forewings are dark chocolate brown with ferruginous-white faint lines at the base of the wing. The hindwings are dark brown.[1] Adults have been recorded in March.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after Mr. Nadian Venedictoff, who collected the species.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5103693 entry
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