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Pselnophorus hodgesi

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Species of plume moth

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

Pselnophorus hodgesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from southern Arizona and southern Texas.

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) for males and about 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) for females. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-October, probably in multiple generations per year.

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 hodgesi


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