Biology:Wheeleria parviflorellus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Wheeleria |
| Species: | W. parviflorellus
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| Wheeleria parviflorellus (Arenberger, 1981)
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Wheeleria parviflorellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Afghanistan. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981.[1]
The wingspan is 16–22 millimetres (0.63–0.87 in). The ground colour is white.[2] Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Stachys parviflora.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pterophorus parviflorellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=1441.
- ↑ Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (in de). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 33 (1/2): 17–29. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZAOE_33_0017-0029.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q7992266 entry
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