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Michaelophorus nubilus

Synonyms: Oxyptilus nubilus; Platyptilia virilis

Wikipedia Abstract

The cacao plume moth (Michaelophorus nubilus) is a species of moth in the genus Michaelophorus, known from Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Trinidad. Moths of this species take flight in January, February, and July, and have a wingspan of approximately 12–15 millimetres (0.47–0.59 in).
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0