Michaelophorus hodgesi
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Michaelophorus hodgesi is a species of moth
in the genus Michaelophorus
, known from Puerto Rico
. Moths in this species take flight in May, and have a wingspan of approximately 10 millimetres.
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 genus Michaelophorus
Michaelophorus
Michaelophorus is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae. Species in this genus are distributed in regions with neotropical climates...
, known from Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Moths in this species take flight in May, and have a wingspan of approximately 10 millimetres.