Biology:Scytalopteryx
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Short description: Monotypic moth genus in family Drepanidae
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| Genus: | Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890
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| Species: | S. elongata
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| Scytalopteryx elongata (Snellen, 1889)
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Scytalopteryx is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae first described by Ritsema in 1889.[1] It contains the species Scytalopteryx elongata, described by Snellen in 1889, which is found in Sundaland.
The larvae feed on Cocos, Elaeis, Coffea and Lablab species.[2]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Phyllopteryx elongata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=84615.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/drepanoidea/drepanidae/drepaninae/scytalopteryx/. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q7439681 entry
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