Heptaloba tanglong
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Heptaloba
Species:
H. tanglong
Binomial name
Heptaloba tanglong
Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010[1]

Heptaloba tanglong is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Petr Ya. Ustjuzhanin and Vasily N. Kovtunovich in 2010. It is found in Vietnam.[2] The habitat consists of long-boled forest with the predominance of Lagerstroemia species and various legumes, including Afzelia xylocarpa.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

References

  1. Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. "On the Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Vietnam". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-07-08.


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