Ithome aquila

Ithome aquila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ithome
Species: I. aquila
Binomial name
Ithome aquila
Hodges, 1978

Ithome aquila is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1978. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.[1][2]

Adults have been recorded from October to January and in May.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Pithecellobium unguis-cati.

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