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Michaelophorus dentiger

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Michaelophorus dentiger is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 11 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia and Brazil.

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Quick facts about Michaelophorus dentiger

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
11 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does Michaelophorus dentiger live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Michaelophorus dentiger is listed for 11 countries.

ArgentinaBrazilBoliviaNicaraguaHondurasVenezuelaGuyanaEcuadorCubaParaguay
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Bolivia
  3. Brazil
  4. Cuba
  5. Curaçao
  6. Ecuador
  7. Guyana
  8. Honduras
  9. Nicaragua
  10. Paraguay
  11. Venezuela

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Michaelophorus dentiger endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Michaelophorus dentiger classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusMichaelophorus
  7. SpeciesMichaelophorus dentiger (Meyrick, 1916)

Synonyms Oxyptilus dentiger

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Michaelophorus dentiger

Other species in the same genus Michaelophorus.

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Common questions

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Where does Michaelophorus dentiger live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Michaelophorus dentiger for 11 countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba and Curaçao. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Michaelophorus dentiger?

Michaelophorus dentiger (Michaelophorus dentiger) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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CreatureData. (2026). Michaelophorus dentiger (Michaelophorus dentiger). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-dentiger

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BibTeX
@misc{michaelophorus_dentiger_2026,
  title = {Michaelophorus dentiger (Michaelophorus dentiger)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-dentiger},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}