Pterophorus candidalis

Pterophorus candidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species: P. candidalis
Binomial name
Pterophorus candidalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia candidalis
  • Aciptilus candidalis Walker, 1864

Pterophorus candidalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, the New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga and most of Africa.[1]

The wingspan is 15–28 mm. The head, antennae, thorax, mesothorax, tegulae, abdomen and legs are white. The forewings are white with a faint yellowish grey gloss. There are sparse dark scales at the base of the cleft and near the apex of the first lobe. The fringes are white. The hindwings are also white.

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