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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