Michaelophorus dentiger

Michaelophorus dentiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Michaelophorus
Species:	M. dentiger
Binomial name
*Michaelophorus dentiger* (Meyrick, 1916)
Synonyms
Oxyptilus dentiger Meyrick, 1916

Michaelophorus dentiger is a species of moth in the genus Michaelophorus, known from Argentina, Brazil, British Guyana, Cuba, Curaçao, Honduras, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and Venezuela. The hostplant for the species is suspected to be Hippomane mancinella. Moths in this species are in flight all year round, and have a wingspan of approximately 13–15 millimetres (0.51–0.59 in).^[1]

References

↑ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)

Moths in the Michaelophorus genus

Michaelophorus bahiaensis Michaelophorus dentiger Michaelophorus hodgesi Michaelophorus indentatus Michaelophorus margaritae Michaelophorus nubilus Michaelophorus shafferi

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