Scytalopteryx
| Phyllopteryx | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Drepanidae |
| Subfamily: | Drepaninae |
| Genus: | Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890 |
| Species: | S. elongata |
| Binomial name | |
| Scytalopteryx elongata (Snellen, 1889) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Scytalopteryx is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae.[1] It contains the species Scytalopteryx elongata, which is found in Sundaland.
The larvae feed on Cocos, Elaeis, Coffea and Lablab species.[2]
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