Pselnophorus vilis

Pselnophorus vilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Pselnophorus
Species:	P. vilis
Binomial name
	Pselnophorus vilis; (Butler, 1881)
Synonyms
	Aciptilus vilisButler, 1881; Aciptilia amurensisChristoph, 1882;

Last updated August 30, 2025

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

↑ "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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[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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