Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus

Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Costa Rica,[1] Guatemala and Panama.

Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species:
O. trachyphloeus
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus trachyphloeus
(Meyrick, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus trachyphloeus Meyrick, 1926
  • Hellinsia trachyphloeus

The wingspan is 23–24 millimetres (0.91–0.94 in). The forewings are mottled grey brown and ochreous. The hindwings and fringes are brown grey. Adults are on wing in May and September.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus trachyphloeus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011) Archived October 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine


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