Capperia ningoris

Capperia ningoris
Capperia ningoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species: C. ningoris
Binomial name
Capperia ningoris
(Walsingham, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus ningoris
  • Oxyptilus bernardinus Grinnell, 1908
  • Capperia bernardinus (Grinnell, 1908)

Capperia ningoris is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including California, Oregon and Alberta.

The wingspan is 18-20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a greyish tint.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hieracium albiflorum. The young larvae were found webbing the heads and deforming the leaves of their host plant. They are green with a pale yellow head. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow pupa.[3]

References

  1. ^ Capperia at funet
  2. ^ On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)
  3. ^ Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America

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