Melanoptilia nigra explained

Melanoptilia nigra is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ecuador.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing in September and December.

External links

• Gielis . C. . 2006 . Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera) . Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden . 80-2 . 1.