Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus

Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oidaematophorus
Species: O. nigrofuscus
Binomial name
Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus
Gibeaux, 1986
Synonyms
  • Oidaematophus nigrofuscus

Oidaematophorus nigrofuscus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is endemic to Venezuela.[1] The type location is Páramo de Piedras blancas.

The wingspan is 39 millimetres (1.5 in). The forewings are dark brown and the markings are black‑brown at the costa and above the base of the cleft and in the first lobe. The hindwings are grey‑brown and the fringes are reddish grey‑brown. Adults are on wing in September.[2]

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