Capperia marginellus

Capperia marginellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Sicily, Cyprus and Turkey.[1][2]

Capperia marginellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. marginellus
Binomial name
Capperia marginellus
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus marginellus Zeller, 1847
  • Capperia marginella

The wingspan is about 14 mm.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Federmotten aus der Mongolei, Russland, der Türkei, der Balkanhalbinsel und Afrika, mit Beschreibung neuer Arten (Microlepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  3. On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)


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