| Wheeleria parviflorellus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Wheeleria |
| Species: | W. parviflorellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Wheeleria parviflorellus (Arenberger, 1981) | |
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Wheeleria parviflorellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Afghanistan. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981.
The wingspan is 16–22 millimetres (0.63–0.87 in). The ground colour is white. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Stachys parviflora.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus parviflorellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.
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| Wheeleria parviflorellus | |
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