Biology:Tomotilus celebratus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
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| Genus: | Tomotilus Yano, 1961
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| Species: | T. celebratus
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| Tomotilus celebratus (Meyrick, 1932)
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Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia , India , Japan (including Honshu) and Indonesia (Java).[1] Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.[2]
The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Dunbaria villosa. They live in a tent-like structure formed by a folded ternate leaf of the host plant and eats the folded leaf from inside. Pupation usually occurs within this shelter. The pupal period lasts 4–6 days.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Oxyptilus celebratus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=905.
- ↑ Kim, Sora; Park, Kyu-Tek; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Lee, Seunghwan (2012). "Taxonomic review of the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 15: 35–43. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2011.08.006.
External links
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- A Check-List Of Microlepidoptera Of India (Part-I: Family Pterophoridae)
- Japanese Moths
Wikidata ☰ Q7820322 entry
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