Deuterocopus planeta

Deuterocopus planeta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Deuterocopus
Species:	D. planeta
Binomial name
Deuterocopus planeta Meyrick, 1908
Synonyms
Deuterocopus torridus Meyrick, 1913

Deuterocopus planeta is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found from India, through south-east Asia and the Indonesian Archipelago.^[1]

The wingspan is 10-11 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the flowers of Leea sambucina. ^[2]

References

1. ^ Review of the Pterophoridae from New Guinea, with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera)
2. ^ On the genus Deuterocopus, Zeller

External links

• Papua Insects

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