Asiaephorus extremus

Asiaephorus extremus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Asiaephorus
Species: A. extremus
Binomial name
Asiaephorus extremus
Gielis, 2003

Asiaephorus extremus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Mindanao in the Philippines.[1]

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults are on wing in August.

Etymology

The name expresses the very long cucullar process in the male genitalia.

References

Wikispecies has information related to: Asiaephorus extremus
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Asiaephorus extremus.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, May 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.