Biology:Tabulaephorus afghanus

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Tabulaephorus afghanus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Tabulaephorus
Species:
T. afghanus
Binomial name
Tabulaephorus afghanus
(Arenberger, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus afghanus Arenberger, 1981

Tabulaephorus afghanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981 and is found in Afghanistan.[1]

The wingspan is 25–27 mm. The forewings are brown, while the hindwings, abdomen, antennae and legs are light brown.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Tabulaephorus afghanus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=1758. 
  2. 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 ☰ Q7673618 entry