Biology:Amblyptilia direptalis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Amblyptilia direptalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species:
A. direptalis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia direptalis
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus direptalis Walker, 1864
  • Meyrick, 1932 Platyptilia amblydectis

Amblyptilia direptalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa , Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria discolor and Teucrium quadrifarium.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4741597 entry