| Pterophorus wahlbergi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pterophorus |
| Species: | P. wahlbergi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pterophorus wahlbergi Zeller, 1851 |
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Pterophorus wahlbergi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Tsushima), China, Sri Lanka, India, South Africa, St. Helena, Mauritius, the Seychelles and Rodriguez Island. It has recently been recorded from Vietnam.[1] Records for Australia where based on synonymisation with Stenodacma pyrrhodes.
The length of the forewings is 6-7 mm. Adults emerge from April to October in Japan.
The larvae feed on Oxalis species (including Oxalis corniculata), Ipomoea batatas and Vitis indica. They feed on the leaf and pod of the host plant.