Chocophorus
Encyclopedia
Chocophorus is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Chocophorus alternariaChocophorus alternariaChocophorus alternaria is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador.The wingspan is 13-21 mm. The head is scaled in pale grey and brown-grey scales. The antennae are pale grey to pale brown-grey. The thorax is pale brown-grey and the abdomen pale brown-grey,...
(Zeller, 1874) - Chocophorus carabayusChocophorus carabayusChocophorus carabayus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Argentina, Ecuador and Peru.The wingspan is 15-19 mm. The head is scaled in grey-white mixed pale ferruginous scales. The face is grey-brown. The antennae are grey-brown. The thorax and tegulae are pale ferruginous-white...
(Arenberger, 1990) - Chocophorus leptochordaChocophorus leptochordaChocophorus leptochorda is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Venezuela.The wingspan is 12-25 mm. The head is scaled with mixed grey-white and dark brown scales. The antennae are grey-brown. The thorax is olive brown and grey-white mixed, with a double...
(Meyrick, 1913) - Chocophorus solisiChocophorus solisiChocophorus solisi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in El Salvador.The wingspan is about 32 mm. The head is scaled and the face is pale grey-brown. The antennae are dark brown with some pale brown scales. The thorax is dark brown with a double central and a lateral white...
Gielis & Matthews-Lott, 1994 - Chocophorus venedictoffiChocophorus venedictoffiChocophorus venedictoffi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Ecuador.The wingspan is 18-20 mm. The head is scaled, mixed grey-white and dark brown and the face is dark brown, but slightly paler between the antennae. These are grey-brown. The thorax is dark brown with faint...
Gielis & D.L. Matthews, 1994