Prototheora quadricornis
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Prototheora quadricornis is a species of moth
of the Prototheoridae
family. It is found in South Africa
, where it ranges widely through the southern Cape Province from near sea level at the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope to the summit of Table Mountain and west to the Tsitsikama Forest at Stormsrivier. These areas include relatively dry coastal and mountain Fynbos habitats as well as wet forests.
The wingspan
is 17.5-19.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from mid January to early April.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Prototheoridae
Prototheoridae
Prototheoridae or the "African Primitive Ghost Moths" is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order, contained in the superfamily Hepialoidea...
family. It is found in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, where it ranges widely through the southern Cape Province from near sea level at the southern tip of the Cape of Good Hope to the summit of Table Mountain and west to the Tsitsikama Forest at Stormsrivier. These areas include relatively dry coastal and mountain Fynbos habitats as well as wet forests.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17.5-19.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from mid January to early April.