Doratopteryx zopheropa

(Doratopteryx zopheropa)

Description

Doratopteryx zopheropa is a moth in the Himantopteridae family. It was described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1911. It is found in Uganda. The wingspan is about 24 mm. The head and thorax are dusky grey and the abdomen is yellowish. The forewings are dusky grey, with an obscure yellowish dash in the cell and a small basal patch below the cell. The hindwings have the base yellowish and the long entirely filamentary tail is dusky.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Himantopteridae
Genus:Doratopteryx
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