Trichoptilus regalis

Trichoptilus regalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Trichoptilus
Species:	T. regalis
Binomial name
	Trichoptilus regalis; T. B. Fletcher, 1909
Synonyms
	Trichoptilus chorditesMeyrick, 1913; Oxyptilus chordites; Oxyptilus regalisFletcher, 1909;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Trichoptilus regalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909 and is found in Sri Lanka ^[1] and India.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calycopteris floribunda .^[2]

References

↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxyptilus regalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
↑ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera" . Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxyptilus regalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.

[2] "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera" . Retrieved 3 July 2010.

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