Platyptilia citropleura
| Platyptilia citropleura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Platyptilia |
| Species: | P. citropleura |
| Binomial name | |
| Platyptilia citropleura Meyrick, 1908 | |
Platyptilia citropleura is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.[1]
The larvae feed on Begonia species. They feed inside the seed-capsules of their host plant. Full-grown larvae have a pale yellow head without any markings. The other segments are creamy-yellow or pale greenish-yellow with a narrow pale ferruginous median line and a broader pale ferruginous lateral line. Pupation takes place in a dull pale yellow pupa. It is attached to the outside of a seed-capsule of the host plant.[2]
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