Pterophorus denticulata

Pterophorus denticulata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from New Guinea and Micronesia.

Pterophorus denticulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species:
P. denticulata
Binomial name
Pterophorus denticulata
(Yano, 1963)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia denticulata Yano, 1963

The length of the forewings is about 9 mm.

Taxonomy

Some authors treat is as a synonym of Pterophorus niveus.

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