Xyroptila vaughani

Xyroptila vaughani is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909. It is found in Sri Lanka[1] and India.

Xyroptila vaughani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Xyroptila
Species:
X. vaughani
Binomial name
Xyroptila vaughani
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus vaughani T. B. Fletcher, 1909

The larvae probably feed on the fruit of Dimorphocalyx glabellus.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxyptilus vaughani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. Life-histories of Indian Insects: Microlepidoptera


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