Biology:Capperia ningoris
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Capperia ningoris | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. ningoris
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| Binomial name | |
| Capperia ningoris (Walsingham, 1880)[1]
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Capperia ningoris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including California , Oregon and Alberta.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a grayish tint.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hieracium albiflorum. The young larvae were found webbing the heads and deforming the leaves of their host plant. They are green with a pale yellow head. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow pupa.[3]
References
- ↑ Capperia at funet
- ↑ "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". http://biostor.org/reference/1353.text.
- ↑ Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5036171 entry
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