Heptaloba tanglong is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Petr Ya. Ustjuzhanin and Vasily N. Kovtunovich in 2010. It is found in Vietnam.[2] The habitat consists of long-boled forest with the predominance of Lagerstroemia species and various legumes, including Afzelia xylocarpa.

Heptaloba tanglong
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Heptaloba
Species:
H. tanglong
Binomial name
Heptaloba tanglong
Ustjuzhanin & Kovtunovich, 2010[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ "On the Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) of Vietnam". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2011-07-08.