Biology:Michaelophorus nubilus

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Michaelophorus nubilus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Michaelophorus
Species:
M. nubilus
Binomial name
Michaelophorus nubilus
(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus nubilus Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Platyptilia virilis Meyrick, 1916

Michaelophorus nubilus, the cacao plume moth, is a species of moth in the genus Michaelophorus known from Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil , Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Trinidad. Moths of this species take flight in January, February, and July and have a wingspan of approximately 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in).[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6835668 entry