Pselnophorus belfragei

Pselnophorus belfragei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pselnophorus
Species:	P. belfragei
Binomial name
	Pselnophorus belfragei; (Fish, 1881)
Synonyms
	Aciptilus belfragei Fish, 1881;

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). Adults have light gray forewings with dark speckling and three or four black spots. The abdomen is light yellowish or yellowish-gray with sparse speckling. They are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on the leaves of .

Etymology[]

It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.

References[]

^ mothphotographersgroup
^ "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

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[2] "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.

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