Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864) is a animal in the Pterophoridae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)

Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)

Pterophorus lacteipennis is a pterophorid moth described in 1864, found across south and southeast Asia and nearby Oceania.

Family
Genus
Pterophorus
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864)

Pterophorus lacteipennis (Walker, 1864) is a moth species belonging to the family Pterophoridae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1864. This species occurs in south and southeast Asia, and has also been recorded from Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, the Solomon Islands, Australia, and New Guinea.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Pterophoridae Pterophorus

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