Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Sinpunctiptilia
Species:	S. emissalis
Binomial name
	Sinpunctiptilia emissalis; Walker, 1864
Synonyms
	Platyptilus emissalis Walker 1864; Platyptilia emissalis Walker, 1864; Platyptilia omissalis T. B. Fletcher, 1926[lower-alpha 1]; Gillmeria omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[lower-alpha 2]; Paraplatyptilia omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[lower-alpha 3];

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.[1]

Pupa on Derwentia perfoliata

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown plumes, with two pale marks near each forewing apex, and several dark marks on each forewing costa.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata.

References

May be considered either a synonym or a valid, separate species.
Considered synonymous to P. omissalis; synonymity to S. emissalis thus depends on taxonomical status of P. omissalis
See G. omissalis

tasmoths.net (January 1, 2008). "Sinpunctiptilia emissalis". tasmoths.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-16.

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