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Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis

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Species of plume moth

Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species: P. chihuahuaensis
Binomial name
Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis
Matthews, Gielis, and Watkins, 2014

Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Texas, Arizona and the intermediary desert regions of Mexico.

The wingspan is 8.44 millimetres (0.332 in) for males and 7.61 millimetres (0.300 in) for females.

References

  1. Matthews, D. L., et al. (2014). Three new species of Pselnophorus plume moths from southern United States (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae). Insecta Mundi 2014 0364.
Taxon identifiers
Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis


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