Patagonophorus

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Patagonophorus
Patagonophorus murinus.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Pterophorini
Genus: Patagonophorus
Gielis, 1991
Species:
P. murinus
Binomial name
Patagonophorus murinus
Gielis, 1991

Patagonophorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Patagonophorus murinus, which is known from Argentina[1] and Chile.

The wingspan is 15‑18.5 mm. The forewings are brown‑grey mixed with white scales. The hindwings and grey‑brown and the fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing from mid-November to mid-February.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Patagonophorus murinus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.


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