Puerphorus
Puerphorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae containing only one species, Puerphorus olbiadactylus, which is known from Yemen, Afghanistan, Algeria, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, southern Europe and Turkey.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Tribe: | Oidaematophorini |
| Genus: | Puerphorus Arenberger, 1989 |
| Species: | P. olbiadactylus |
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| Puerphorus olbiadactylus | |
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The larvae feed on Phagnalon rupestre, Phagnalon saxatile, Phagnalon sordidum and Phagnalon telonense.
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