Pselnophorus japonicus

Pselnophorus japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Pselnophorus japonicus
Marumo, 1923
Synonyms[1]
  • Stenoptilia hirayama Matsumura, 1931

Pselnophorus japonicus is a species of moth in the family Pterophoridae.[1][2] It is known from Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Tsushima, Tanega-shima, and Yakushima in Japan.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Pselnophorus japonicus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  2. ↑ Gielis, C.; Hobern, D. (eds.). "Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World". version 1.1.26.006. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 Yano, Koji (1963). "Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 5 (1): 65–209.