Biology:Michaelophorus dentiger
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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| Species: | M. dentiger
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| Michaelophorus dentiger (Meyrick, 1916)
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Michaelophorus dentiger is a species of moth in the genus Michaelophorus known from Argentina , Brazil , British Guyana, Cuba, Curaçao, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The host plant for the species is suspected to be Hippomane mancinella. Moths of this species are in flight all year round and have a wingspan of approximately 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 80-2 (1). http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/41270.
Wikidata ☰ Q6835660 entry
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