Biology:Pselnophorus belfragei
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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: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | P. belfragei
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| Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)[1]
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Pselnophorus belfragei (Belfrage's plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma.[2]
The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.
Etymology
It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/48060. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254083 entry
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