Pselnophorus albitarsella
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| Pselnophorus albitarsella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | P. albitarsella |
| Binomial name | |
| Pselnophorus albitarsella (Walsingham, 1900) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pselnophorus albitarsella is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in India.[1]
The larvae are white with a few long hairs scattered about the body. They burrows into the shoots of a common jungle plant. Pupation takes place in a pupa which is suspended by the tail from the underside of a leaf.[2]
References
- ↑ LepIndex
- ↑ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Archive.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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