Deltophora

Deltophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Deltophora

Deltophora is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. The genus was originally described from South Africa and based on a taxonomic revision contains 19 species on all continents except Antarctica.^[1]Host plants of larvae and adults are only known for two Chinese species of Deltophora.^[2] These two species feed on two species of Phyllanthus (Phyllanthaceae), which are their hosts, which are their exclusive hosts for both the larval stage and as a nectar-source for the adults. Molecular data support the placement of Deltophora in the Gelechiidae.^[3]

References:

1. ^ Sattler K (1979) A taxonomic revision of the genus Deltophora Janse, 1950 (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Bull Brit Mus (Nat Hist), Entom Ser 38: 263–322.
2. ^ Luo, S.X., Li, Y., Chen, S., Zhang, D., and S. S. Renner. 2011. Gelechiidae moths are capable of chemically dissolving the pollen of their Phyllanthaceae hosts. PLoS ONE 6(4): e19219. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019219
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