Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Sinpunctiptilia
Species:	S. emissalis
Binomial name
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis Walker, 1864
Synonyms
Platyptilus emissalis Walker 1864 Platyptilia emissalis Walker, 1864 Platyptilia omissalis Fletcher, 1926 [lower-alpha 1] Gillmeria omissalis (Fletcher, 1926) [lower-alpha 2] Paraplatyptilia omissalis (Fletcher, 1926) [lower-alpha 3]

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.^[1]

Caterpillar on Derwentia perfoliata

Its wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown plumes, with two pale marks near each forewing apex, and several dark marks on each forewing costa.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata.

References

1. May be considered either a synonym or a valid, separate species.
2. Considered synonymous to P. omissalis; synonymity to S. emissalis thus depends on taxonomical status of P. omissalis
3. See G. omissalis

1. tasmoths.net (January 1, 2008). "Sinpunctiptilia emissalis". tasmoths.net. Retrieved 2009-02-16.

External links

• Australian Insects