Pterophorus spissa

Pterophorus spissa is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana and Nigeria.

Pterophorus spissa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species:
P. spissa
Binomial name
Pterophorus spissa
(Bigot, 1969)[1]
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia spissa Bigot, 1969

The forewings are pure white with small black spots at the inner margin of both lobes. The fringes show a distinct black and white pattern.

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