Scytalopteryx

Scytalopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Drepanidae
Subfamily:	Drepaninae
Genus:	Scytalopteryx ; Ritsema, 1890
Species:	S. elongata
Binomial name
	Scytalopteryx elongata; (Snellen, 1889)
Synonyms
	PhyllopteryxSnellen, 1889 (preocc. Swainson, 1839); Phyllopteryx elongataSnellen, 1889;

Last updated August 09, 2025

Scytalopteryx is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae first described by Ritsema in 1889.^[1] It contains the species Scytalopteryx elongata, described by Snellen in 1889, which is found in Sundaland.

The larvae feed on Cocos , Elaeis , Coffea and Lablab species.^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phyllopteryx elongata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phyllopteryx elongata". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.

[2] Savela, Markku. "Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 13, 2018.

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