Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

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Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Sinpunctiptilia
Species:
S. emissalis
Binomial name
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
Walker, 1864
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus emissalisWalker 1864
  • Platyptilia emissalisWalker, 1864
  • Platyptilia omissalis T. B. Fletcher, 1926 [a]
  • Gillmeria omissalis(T. B. Fletcher, 1926) [b]
  • Paraplatyptilia omissalis(T. B. Fletcher, 1926) [c]

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania. [1]

Pupa on Derwentia perfoliata Sinpunctiptilia emissalis l.jpg
Pupa on Derwentia perfoliata

The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata .

References

  1. May be considered either a synonym or a valid, separate species.
  2. Considered synonymous to P. omissalis; synonymity to S. emissalis thus depends on taxonomical status of P. omissalis
  3. See G. omissalis
  1. tasmoths.net (January 1, 2008). "Sinpunctiptilia emissalis". tasmoths.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-16.