Pterophorus albidus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | P. albidus
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| Pterophorus albidus (Zeller, 1852)
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Pterophorus albidus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is distributed in Africa, south and south-east Asia, including New Guinea and Australia, as well as Japan (Kyushu) and the Ryukyu Islands (Tokunoshima, Okinoerabujima, Okinawa).
The length of the forewings is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in). The species is characterized by the faint yellow colour.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Ipomoea nil.
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- Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)
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