Michaelophorus bahiaensis

Michaelophorus bahiaensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Michaelophorus
Species: M. bahiaensis
Binomial name
Michaelophorus bahiaensis
Gielis, 2006

Michaelophorus bahiaensis is a species of moth in the genus Michaelophorus, known from Brazil. Moths in this species take flight in November, and have a wingspan of about 9 millimetres (0.35 in). The specific name is derived from the state of Bahia, whence the species is known.[1]

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