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Michaelophorus margaritae

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Michaelophorus margaritae is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Ecuador.

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Quick facts about Michaelophorus margaritae

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
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Michaelophorus margaritae 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 margaritae is listed for 1 country.

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

  1. Ecuador

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Michaelophorus margaritae 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 margaritae classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusMichaelophorus
  7. SpeciesMichaelophorus margaritae Gielis, 2006

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Michaelophorus margaritae

Other species in the same genus Michaelophorus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Michaelophorus margaritae live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Michaelophorus margaritae for 1 country: Ecuador. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Michaelophorus margaritae?

Michaelophorus margaritae (Michaelophorus margaritae) 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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APA

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

MLA

“Michaelophorus margaritae (Michaelophorus margaritae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-margaritae.

BibTeX
@misc{michaelophorus_margaritae_2026,
  title = {Michaelophorus margaritae (Michaelophorus margaritae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-margaritae},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}