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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Pselnophorus |
Species: | P. belfragei
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Binomial name | |
Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)[1]
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The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.
Etymology
editIt is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.