Wheeleria parviflorellus

{{short description|Species of plume moth}}

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| genus = Wheeleria

| species = parviflorellus

| authority = (Arenberger, 1981)

| synonyms = *Pterophorus parviflorellus Arenberger, 1981

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Wheeleria parviflorellus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Afghanistan. It was described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981.{{LepIndex |id=1441 |name=Pterophorus parviflorellus |accessdate=May 15, 2018}}

The wingspan is {{convert|16|-|22|mm}}. The ground colour is white.{{cite journal |last=Arenberger |first=Ernst |date=1981 |url=http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZAOE_33_0017-0029.pdf |title=Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) |journal=Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen |language=de |volume=33 |issue=1/2 |pages=17–29}} Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae feed on Stachys parviflora.

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