Biology:Prototheora petrosema
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Short description: Species of moth
| Prototheora petrosema | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prototheoridae |
| Genus: | Prototheora |
| Species: | P. petrosema
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| Binomial name | |
| Prototheora petrosema Meyrick, 1917[1]
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Prototheora petrosema is a moth species of the family Prototheoridae. It is found in Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces of South Africa . It lives in the predominantly fynbos cape vegetation of the temperate Knysna Forest. It has been found frequently around the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults have been recorded from the beginning of March to mid-May.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prototheora petrosema. |
Wikidata ☰ Q7252151 entry
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