Pselnophorus vilis
| Pselnophorus vilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Pselnophorus |
| Species: | P. vilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pselnophorus vilis (Butler, 1881) | |
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Pselnophorus vilis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Tanega-shima, Yaku-shima), Amur, Korea and China.
The wingspan is 14–17 millimetres (0.55–0.67 in)[1] and the length of the forewings is 9–11 millimetres (0.35–0.43 in).
The larvae feed on Ligularia fisheri, Ligularia tussilaginea and Petasites japonicus.
References
- ^ "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species".
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