Prototheora petrosema
| Prototheora petrosema | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prototheoridae |
| Genus: | Prototheora |
| Species: | P. petrosema |
| Binomial name | |
| Prototheora petrosema Meyrick, 1917[1] | |
Prototheora petrosema is a species of moth of the Prototheoridae family. It is found in South Africa, where it ranges through much of the predominantly Fynbos Cape vegetation to the temperate Knysna Forest. It has been found frequently around the lower slopes of Table Mountain in Cape Town.
The wingspan is 18–23 mm. Adults have been recorded from the beginning of March to mid May.
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