Amblyptilia falcatalis

Amblyptilia falcatalis
Platyptilia falcatalis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species: A. falcatalis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia falcatalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus falcatalis Walker, 1864
  • Platyptilia haasti Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Platyptilia indubitata Philpott, 1929

The Brown Plume Moth (Amblyptilia falcatalis) is a species of moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in New Zealand.

The moth's host plant is Hebe stricta and Hebe salicifolia, commonly called koromiko.

A.falcatalis grows up to a size of 25 millimetres (0.98 in).[1]

References

  1. "Moth (Brown Plume) Platyptilia falcatalis". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 12/5/2012. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
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