Capperia raptor explained

Capperia raptor is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including Colorado, Indiana and Canada.^[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The abdomen is brown mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are ferruginous-fuscous, irrorated (speckled) with dark fuscous. There is a small dark fuscous spot on the base of the cleft.^[2]

External links

• mothphotographersgroup

Notes and References

1. Web site: On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae) . 2011-06-20 . 2012-10-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121025012038/http://biostor.org/reference/1353.text . dead .
2. https://archive.org/stream/contributionston414barn/contributionston414barn_djvu.txt Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America