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Oidaematophorus iwatensis

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Species of plume moth

Oidaematophorus iwatensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species: O. iwatensis
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus iwatensis
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus iwatensis Matsumura, 1931

Oidaematophorus iwatensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Honshu), Korea and China.

The wingspan is 26–27 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in) and the length of the forewings is 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in).

Taxonomy

It was formerly listed as a synonym of Oidaematophorus lithodactylus.

References

  1. Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.

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Taxon identifiers
Oidaematophorus iwatensis


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