Biology:Megalorhipida leucodactyla

Short description: Species of plume moth

Megalorhipida leucodactyla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Megalorhipida
Species:	M. leucodactyla
Binomial name
Megalorhipida leucodactyla (Fabricius, 1793)
Synonyms
Megalorrhipida leucodactylus Megalorhipida leucodactylus Pterophorus leucodactylus Fabricius, 1793 Pterophorus defectalis Walker, 1864 Megalorhipida defectalis (Walker, 1864) Pterophorus congrualis Walker, 1864 Pterophorus oxydactyla Walker, 1864 Aciptilia hawaiiensis Butler, 1881 Trichoptilus ochrodactyla Fish, 1881 Trichoptilus centetes Meyrick, 1886 Trichoptilus compsochares Meyrick, 1886 Trichoptilus adelphodes Meyrick, 1887 Trichoptilus ralumensis Pagenstecher, 1900 Trichoptilus derelictus Meyrick, 1926 Megalorrhipida palaestinensis Amsel, 1935 Megalorrhipida palästinensis Amsel, 1935

Megalorhipida leucodactyla is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae that has a pantropical distribution.

The larvae have been recorded on a wide range of plants, including Boerhavia diffusa, Okenia hypogaea, Acacia neovernicosa, Amaranthus, Mimosa tenuiflora and Commicarpus tuberosus.

External links

• Review of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) from the Philippines

Wikidata ☰ Q3304311 entry