Marasmarcha brevirostris

Marasmarcha brevirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species: M. brevirostris
Binomial name
Marasmarcha brevirostris
(Walsingham, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia brevirostris Walsingham, 1915

Marasmarcha brevirostris is a species of moth in the genus Marasmarcha, known from Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama. Moths in this species take flight in February and August, and have a wingspan of approximately 20-25 millimetres.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)
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