Biology:Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
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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: | Nippoptilia |
| Species: | N. cinctipedalis
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| Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
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Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia , Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China , Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]
The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan .
The larvae feed on Cayratia japonica. They bite the flower-bud and flower of the host plant and usually pupate on the tendril, or rarely on the pedicel. The pupal stage lasts for 7–8 days. The eggs are laid on the flower-bud.
References
- ↑ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
- ↑ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nippoptilia cinctipedalis. |
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Insects of Micronesia Volume 9, no. 3 Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae
Wikidata ☰ Q7039758 entry
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