Procapperia pelecyntes
| Procapperia pelecyntes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Procapperia |
| Species: | P. pelecyntes |
| Binomial name | |
| Procapperia pelecyntes (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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Procapperia pelecyntes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Japan (Kyushu), China, India and Sri Lanka.
The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults emerge from May to November in Japan.
The larvae feed on Scutellaria indica. They usually eat on the under surface of a leaf, and pupate on the stem very near the soil level or rarely on the under surface of a leaf. The pupa directs downwards.
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