Biology:Platyptilia cretalis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Platyptilia cretalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Platyptilia
Species:
P. cretalis
Binomial name
Platyptilia cretalis
Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
  • Stenoptilia cretalis (Meyrick, 1908)
  • Platyptilia kiliensis Matsumura, 1931

Platyptilia cretalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in the Honshu, Kyushu and Tsushima islands of Japan .

The length of the forewings is 9–12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on the flowering legume Desmodium racemosum. They feed on the sprout, terminal young leaf and usually the terminal stem of the host plant. The pupa attaches itself to the under surface of the midrib of a leaf and directs to the base of a leaf.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7202730 entry