Biology:Prototheora cooperi
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Short description: Species of moth
| Prototheora cooperi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prototheoridae |
| Genus: | Prototheora |
| Species: | P. cooperi
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| Binomial name | |
| Prototheora cooperi Janse, 1942[1]
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Prototheora cooperi is a species of moth of the family Prototheoridae. It is found in South Africa , where it has been found at three widespread locations in Cape Province, all characterized largely by fynbos vegetation within the Capensis region. It was found most commonly at a rather xeric site north of Oudtshoorn in the Swartberg mountains.
The wingspan is 16.6–19 mm. Adults have been recorded in March.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q10597068 entry
