Nippoptilia cinctipedalis

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau[1] and Vietnam.[2]

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species:
N. cinctipedalis
Binomial name
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864
  • Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933
  • Stenoptilia minor
  • Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935
  • Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935)
  • Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935
  • Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan.

The larvae feed on Cayratia japonica. They bite the flower-bud and flower of the host plant and usually pupate on the tendril, or rarely on the pedicel. The pupal stage lasts for 7–8 days. The eggs are laid on the flower-bud.

References
  1. Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010). "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (9–10): 601–613. doi:10.1080/00222930903384766.
  2. On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
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