Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis

Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from western Texas, Arizona and the intermediary desert regions of Mexico.

Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species:
P. chihuahuaensis
Binomial name
Pselnophorus chihuahuaensis
Matthews, Gielis, and Watkins, 2014

The wingspan is 8.44 millimetres (0.332 in) for males and 7.61 millimetres (0.300 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is mixed white and buff. The hindwings are uniform pale light drab. Adults are on wing from late June to mid-August.

Etymology

The species name refers to the area in which the species has been collected thus far, which was historically part of the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[1]

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