Amblyptilia direptalis

Amblyptilia direptalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species: A. direptalis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia direptalis
(Walker, 1864)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus direptalis Walker, 1864
  • Platyptilia amblydectis Meyrick, 1932

Amblyptilia direptalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, India and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria discolor and Teucrium quadrifarium.

References

  1. "Amblyptilia direptalis". Afro Moths. Retrieved 7 April 2011.