Pterophorus wahlbergi

Pterophorus wahlbergi
Pterophorus wahlbergi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pterophorus
Species: P. wahlbergi
Binomial name
Pterophorus wahlbergi
Zeller, 1851
Synonyms
  • Trichoptilus wahlbergi
  • Oxyptilus wahlbergi
  • Buckleria wahlbergi
  • Crombrugghia wahlbergi
  • Pterophorus rutilalis Walker, 1864
  • Oxyptilus rutilans Wollaston, 1879
  • Stenodacma iranella Amsel, 1959
  • Stenodacma wahlbergi

Pterophorus wahlbergi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Tsushima), China, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, St. Helena, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Rodriguez Island. It has recently been recorded from Vietnam.[1] Records for Australia where based on synonymisation with Stenodacma pyrrhodes.

The length of the forewings is 6-7 mm. Adults emerge from April to October in Japan.

The larvae feed on Oxalis species (including Oxalis corniculata), Ipomoea batatas and Vitis indica. They feed on the leaf and pod of the host plant.

References

  1. ^ On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam

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