Oidaematophorus iwatensis

Oidaematophorus iwatensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is known from Japan (Honshu), Korea and China.

Oidaematophorus iwatensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species:
O. iwatensis
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus iwatensis
(Matsumura, 1931)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus iwatensis Matsumura, 1931

The wingspan is 26–27 millimetres (1.0–1.1 in)[1] and the length of the forewings is 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in).

Taxonomy

It was formerly listed as a synonym of Oidaematophorus lithodactylus.

References

  1. Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006.
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