Tabulaephorus afghanus
Tabulaephorus afghanus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981 and is found in Afghanistan.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Tabulaephorus |
| Species: | T. afghanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabulaephorus afghanus (Arenberger, 1981) | |
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The wingspan is 25–27 mm. The forewings are brown, while the hindwings, abdomen, antennae and legs are light brown.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Tabulaephorus afghanus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
- Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.
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