Capperia raptor

Capperia raptor
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Capperia
Species:	C. raptor
Binomial name
	Capperia raptor; (Meyrick, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
	Oxyptilus raptor Meyrick, 1908;

Capperia raptor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Indiana and Canada.[2]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The abdomen is brown mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are ferruginous-fuscous, irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot on the base of the cleft.[3]

References

Capperia at funet
On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)
Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

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[1] Capperia at funet

[2] On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)

[3] Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.