Melanoptilia arsenica

Melanoptilia arsenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica and Peru.

Melanoptilia arsenica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Melanoptilia
Species:
M. arsenica
Binomial name
Melanoptilia arsenica
(Meyrick, 1921)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia arsenica Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is 16–17 mm. Adults are on wing in March.

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