| Capperia raptor | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. raptor |
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| Capperia raptor (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Capperia raptor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Indiana and Canada.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The abdomen is brown mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are ferruginous-fuscous, irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot on the base of the cleft.
References
- Capperia at funet
- "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
- Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America
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