Nippoptilia cinctipedalis

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Nippoptilia
Species:	N. cinctipedalis
Binomial name
Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
Oxyptilus cinctipedalis Walker, 1864 Nippoptilia minor Hori, 1933 Stenoptilia minor Trichoptilus eochrodes Meyrick, 1935 Nippoptilia eochrodes (Meyrick, 1935) Trichoptilus caryornis Meyrick, 1935 Oxyptilus caryornis (Meyrick, 1935)

Nippoptilia cinctipedalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, Korea, Japan (Kyushu), China, Micronesia, the Republic of Palau^[1] and Vietnam.^[2]

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in) and the length of the forewings is 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in). Adults emerge in September and October in Japan.

The larvae feed on Cayratia japonica. They bite the flower-bud and flower of the host plant and usually pupate on the tendril, or rarely on the pedicel. The pupal stage lasts for 7–8 days. The eggs are laid on the flower-bud.

References

1. "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Informa World. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
2. On The Plume Moths (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae) Of Vietnam

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species
• Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
• Japanese Moths
• Insects of Micronesia Volume 9, no. 3 Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae