Biology:Phycita eulepidella

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Short description: Species of moth

Phycita eulepidella
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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P. eulepidella
Binomial name
Phycita eulepidella
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Phycita jasminophaga Hampson, 1896
  • Phycita recondita Turner, 1904
  • Phycita similis Whalley, 1962

Phycita eulepidella is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in western Malaysia, Australia [2] and probably in Sri Lanka.[3]

Its caterpillars are known to feed on Jasminum sambac and Ixora species.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14092631 entry