Oidaematophorus aethes

Oidaematophorus aethes
Oidaematophorus aethes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species: O. aethes
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus aethes
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus aethes Walsingham, 1915

Oidaematophorus aethes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Mexico.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The antennae are pale cinereous, barred with dark brown above. The head and thorax are pale fawn-brownish. The forewings are pale fawn-brown, mixed with pale cinereous and some dark fuscous scaling. The hindwings and cilia are greyish brown.[2]

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