Amblyptilia direptalis

Amblyptilia direptalis
Amblyptilia direptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species: A. direptalis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia direptalis
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus direptalis Walker, 1864
  • Platyptilia amblydectis Meyrick, 1932

Amblyptilia direptalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria discolor and Teucrium quadrifarium.

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