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Chocophorus carabayus

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Chocophorus carabayus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Chocophorus
Species:
C. carabayus
Binomial name
Chocophorus carabayus
(Arenberger, 1990)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus carabayus Arenberger, 1990

Chocophorus carabayus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.

The wingspan is 15–19 mm.[1] Adults have been recorded in January, March, July, September and October.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ "Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2011-12-23.