Bipunctiphorus nigroapicalis
Bipunctiphorus nigroapicalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands and Venezuela.
| Bipunctiphorus nigroapicalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Bipunctiphorus |
| Species: | B. nigroapicalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bipunctiphorus nigroapicalis (B. Landry & Gielis, 1992) | |
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The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from January to April and in September and October.
Etymology
The name is derived from the dark apex of its forewing lobes.[1]
External links
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 80–2 (1).
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