Biology:Oxyptilus regulus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
Oxyptilus regulus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Oxyptilus |
Species: | O. regulus
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Binomial name | |
Oxyptilus regulus Meyrick, 1906
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Oxyptilus regulus (the grape boring plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia , but has recently also been recorded from southern India .
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis vinifera. The larvae bore into the ripening berries of the grape bunches and cause substantial injury.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oxyptilus regulus. |
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Bionomics of a Grape Boring Plume Moth (Oxyptilus regulus, Meyr.) in South India
Wikidata ☰ Q7116141 entry
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