Biology:Oxyptilus epidectis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Oxyptilus epidectis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. epidectis
Binomial name
Oxyptilus epidectis
Meyrick, 1908[1]

Oxyptilus epidectis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, that is known from Mauritius, India , Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Biophytum sensitivum.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Afro Moths
  2. ↑ "Life histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". https://archive.org/stream/lifehistoriesofi00flet/lifehistoriesofi00flet_djvu.txt. Retrieved 7 April 2011. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10596345 entry




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