Pterophorus lacteipennis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in south and southeast Asia, including Taiwan, Burma, Borneo, the Solomon Islands, Australia and New Guinea.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pterophorus lacteipennis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Pterophorus monospilalis
- Imbophorus aptalis
- Pterophorus pentadactyla
- Hellinsia elliottii
- Hellinsia homodactylus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pterophoridae
- Genus
- Pterophorus
- Species
- Pterophorus lacteipennis
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