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Pselnophorus belfragei

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Belfrage's plume moth (Pselnophorus belfragei) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the south-eastern United States, from South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma.

The wingspan is about 14 millimetres (0.55 in). Adults have light gray forewings with dark speckling and three or four black spots. The abdomen is light yellowish or yellowish-gray with sparse speckling. They are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Dichondra caroliniensis.

Etymology

It is named for Gustav Wilhelm Belfrage.

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Pselnophorus belfragei Wikipedia


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