Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi

Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species: O. rogenhoferi
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi
(Mann, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus rogenhoferi Mann, 1871
  • Oidaematophorus alaskensis Barnes & Lindsey, 1921

Oidaematophorus rogenhoferi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Fennoscandia.[1] It is also known from North America[2] and the South Siberian mountains.[3]

The wingspan is 30-32 mm.[4]

The larvae feed on Erigeron acer, Erigeron alpinus[5] and Erigeron glabratus.[6]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Pterophoridae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum
  4. ^ Swedish Moths
  5. ^ Oidaematophorus at funet
  6. ^ lepiforum.de
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