Pyloetis | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tineidae |
Genus: | Pyloetis Meyrick, 1907 |
Species: | P. mimosae |
Binomial name | |
Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton, 1859) |
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Pyloetis is a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan.
The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala[3] and Acacia nilotica.[4]