Pselnophorus belfragei

Pselnophorus belfragei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pselnophorus
Species:	P. belfragei
Binomial name
Pselnophorus belfragei (Fish, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
Aciptilus belfragei Fish, 1881

Pselnophorus belfragei (Belfrage's plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma.[2]

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). They are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.

Etymology

It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. "selnophorus belfragei". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2011.