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Pterophorus volgensis

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Pterophorus volgensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species: P. volgensis
Binomial name
Pterophorus volgensis
(Moschler, 1862)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus volgensis Möschler, 1862
  • Oirata volgensis

Pterophorus volgensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia (including the Ural Mountains).

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Rindera tetraspis.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Neue südrussische Schmetterlinge. - Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift
  3. Notes on the biology of Pterophorus volgensis (Möschler, 1862) with description of the larval stage (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). - Entomol. Fennica
Taxon identifiers
Pterophorus volgensis


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