Nippoptilia issikii

Nippoptilia issikii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species: N. issikii
Binomial name
Nippoptilia issikii
Yano, 1961

Nippoptilia issikii is a moth of the Pterophoridae family, that is known from Japan (Hokkaido), and Korea[1] and China.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in) and the length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).

The larvae feed on the fruit of Vitis vinifera.

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