Pterophorus elaeopus

Pterophorus elaeopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pterophorus
Species:	P. elaeopus
Binomial name
Pterophorus elaeopus (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
Alucita elaeopa Meyrick, 1908 Pterophorus elaeopa

Pterophorus elaeopus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, native to Asia.

It is found in India,[1] China[2] Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Indonesia.[3]

The wingspan is 18–21 mm.

References

1. A Check-List Of Microlepidoptera Of India (Part-I: Family Pterophoridae) Archived 2010-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
2. New Recorded Species of Pterophoridae from China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine
3. On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine