Pselnophorus vilis

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Pselnophorus vilis
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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 vilisButler, 1881
  • Aciptilia amurensisChristoph, 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 .

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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)