Biology:Ochyrotica fasciata
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Ochyrotica fasciata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Ochyrotica |
| Species: | O. fasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ochyrotica fasciata Walsingham, 1891
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Ochyrotica fasciata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is widely distributed in the tropical zone of the Neotropical Region, including Brazil , Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru and Puerto Rico.
The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Ipomaea batatas.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ochyrotica fasciata. |
- Gielis, C. (2006). "Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera)". Zoologische Mededelingen Leiden 80-2 (1). http://repository.naturalis.nl/document/41270.
Wikidata ☰ Q7076469 entry
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