Pselnophorus belfragei
Pselnophorus belfragei | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Pselnophorus |
Species: | P. belfragei |
Binomial name | |
Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Belfrage's plume moth (Pselnophorus belfragei) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma.[2]
The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). Adults have light gray forewings with dark speckling and three or four black spots. The abdomen is light yellowish or yellowish-gray with sparse speckling. They are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.
Etymology
It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/3/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.