Biology:Pterophorus spissa

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Pterophorus spissa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species:
P. spissa
Binomial name
Pterophorus spissa
(Bigot, 1969)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia spissa Bigot, 1969

Pterophorus spissa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Nigeria.

The forewings are pure white with small black spots at the inner margin of both lobes. The fringes show a distinct black and white pattern.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7256876 entry