Michaelophorus nubilus
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Michaelophorus nubilus is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica.
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Quick facts about Michaelophorus nubilus
- 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
- 4 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Michaelophorus nubilus 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 nubilus is listed for 4 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Michaelophorus nubilus 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 nubilus classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusMichaelophorus
- SpeciesMichaelophorus nubilus (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Synonyms Oxyptilus nubilus, Platyptilia virilis
Relatives of Michaelophorus nubilus
Other species in the same genus Michaelophorus.
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Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Michaelophorus nubilus live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Michaelophorus nubilus for 4 countries: Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica and Trinidad & Tobago. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Michaelophorus nubilus?
Michaelophorus nubilus (Michaelophorus nubilus) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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CreatureData. (2026). Michaelophorus nubilus (Michaelophorus nubilus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-nubilus
“Michaelophorus nubilus (Michaelophorus nubilus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/michaelophorus-nubilus.
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