Lepidotarphius perornatella
| Lepidotarphius perornatella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Superfamily: | Yponomeutoidea | 
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae | 
| Genus: | Lepidotarphius Pryer, 1877 | 
| Species: | L. perornatella | 
| Binomial name | |
| Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864 | |
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Lepidotarphius perornatella is a species of sedge moths, and the only species in the genus Lepidotarphius. It was described by Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in China and the Russian Far East.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acorus calamus var. asiaticus.[2]
Subspecies
- Lepidotarphius perornatella perornatellus (Kiangsu, Chekiang, northern Yunnan, Kwangtung)
- Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)
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