Pselnophorus vilis

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Pselnophorus vilis
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Pselnophorus
Species:
P. vilis
Binomial name
Pselnophorus vilis
(Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus vilis Butler, 1881
  • Aciptilia amurensis Christoph, 1882

Pselnophorus vilis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Tanega-shima, Yaku-shima), Amur, Korea and China. The wingspan is 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in)[1] and the length of the forewings is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in). The larvae feed on Ligularia fisheri, Ligularia tussilaginea and Petasites japonicus.

References

  1. "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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