Pselnophorus albitarsella
Pselnophorus albitarsella is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in India.[1]
| 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) | |
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The larvae are white with a few long hairs scattered about the body. They burrow 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
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pselnophorus albitarsellus". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Archive.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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