Pterophorus ceraunia

Pterophorus ceraunia is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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

It is mostly white with distinct black fringe markings.

The larvae feed on Merremia hederacea and Oldenlandia corymbosa.

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