Biology:Prototheora cooperi

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Short description: Species of moth


Prototheora cooperi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prototheoridae
Genus: Prototheora
Species:
P. cooperi
Binomial name
Prototheora cooperi
Janse, 1942[1]

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

Wikidata ☰ Q10597068 entry