- Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
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Nippoptilia cinctipedalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Pterophoridae Genus: Nippoptilia Species: N. cinctipedalis Binomial name Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
(Walker, 1864)Synonyms - Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
- Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933
- Stenoptilia minor
- Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935
- Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)
- Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935
- Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]
The wingspan is 8–9 mm and the length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. 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
External links
- Australian Faunal Directory
- A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Insects of Micronesia Volume 9, no. 3 Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae
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