Biology:Oxyptilus insomnis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Oxyptilus insomnis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. insomnis
Binomial name
Oxyptilus insomnis
(Townsend, 1956)[1]
Synonyms
  • Capperia insomnis Townsend, 1956
  • Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956)[2]

Oxyptilus insomnis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Kenya.

The larvae feed on Tinnea aethiopica.

References

  1. Archived from the original May 14, 2012.
  2. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2018). "Procapperia insomnis (Townsend, 1956)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/CAPPINSO. Retrieved July 7, 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7116134 entry