Pselnophorus hodgesi

Pselnophorus hodgesi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from southern Arizona and southern Texas.

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

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in) for males and about 7.5 millimetres (0.30 in) for females. The ground color of the forewings is light drab to fuscous, with scattered light buff scales. The hindwings are uniform light drab. Adults are on wing from the end of June to mid-October, probably in multiple generations per year.

Etymology

The species is named for Ronald W. Hodges, who collected long series of this species.[1]

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