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Pterophorus spissa

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pterophoridae

Scientific name
  
Pterophorus spissa

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pterophorus

Rank
  
Species

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

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.

References

Pterophorus spissa Wikipedia