Pterophorus furcatalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | P. furcatalis
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| Pterophorus furcatalis | |
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Pterophorus furcatalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Taxonomy
This species was first described by Frances Walker in 1864 and named Aciptilus furcatalis.[3] Walker used specimens from Colonel Bolton and T.R. Oxley.[3] The lectotype specimen is held at the Natural History Museum, London.[2]
Description
The wingspan is 16–19 mm. The head, palpi, antennae and legs are white. The thorax is pale fuscous irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous, but the anterior margin is broadly white. The abdomen is white, with a central longitudinal fuscous stripe. The forewings are light fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous. The hindwings and cilia are snow-white.[4]
Distribution
This species is endemic to New Zealand.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Pterophorus furcatalis (Walker, 1864)". www.nzor.org.nz. 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
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- ^ a b No label or title -- debug: Q108264250, p. 950, Wikidata Q108264250
- ^ Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961
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