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Pterophoridae
Pterophorinae / Platyptiliini

Michaelophorus indentatus (MEYRICK, 1930)

Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Brazil
Type locality: New Mexico, Bent
The species is characterized by the weakly marked grey-brown forewings; the third lobe of the hindwing which has a row of prominent scales along the costa and the subterminal dorsal scale-tooth; the dorsum of the abdomen has mirrored, white zigzag lines.
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