Biology:Pselnophorus albitarsella
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | P. albitarsella
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| Pselnophorus albitarsella (Walsingham, 1900)
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Pselnophorus albitarsella is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in India .[1]
The larvae are white with a few long hairs scattered about the body. They burrow into the shoots of a common jungle plant. Pupation takes place in a pupa which is suspended by the tail from the underside of a leaf.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Pselnophorus albitarsellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=1220.
- ↑ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". https://archive.org/stream/lifehistoriesofi00flet/lifehistoriesofi00flet_djvu.txt. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
Wikidata ☰ Q7254084 entry
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