Ithome aquila
Ithome aquila | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Ithome |
Species: | I. aquila |
Binomial name | |
Ithome aquila Hodges, 1978 | |
Ithome aquila is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]
Adults have been recorded from October to January and in May.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Pithecellobium unguis-cati.