Pterophorus volgensis explained

Pterophorus volgensis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Russia (including the Ural Mountains).

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on Rindera tetraspis.^[2]

Notes and References

1. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/WEMS_6_0139-0143.pdf Neue südrussische Schmetterlinge. - Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift
2. http://www.entomologicafennica.org/Volume12/abstracts12_022.htm Notes on the biology of Pterophorus volgensis (Möschler, 1862) with description of the larval stage (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae). - Entomol. Fennica