Patagonophorus
| Patagonophorus+ | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Subfamily: | Pterophorinae |
| Genus: | Patagonophorus Gielis, 1991 |
| Species: | P. murinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Patagonophorus murinus Gielis, 1991 | |
Patagonophorus is a genus of moth in the Pterophoridae family containing only one species, Patagonophorus murinus, which is known from Argentina[1] and Chile.
The wingspan is 15‑18.5 mm. The forewings are brown‑grey mixed with white scales. The hindwings and grey‑brown and the fringes are brown‑grey. Adults are on wing from mid November to mid February.[2]
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