Pectinophora endema is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ian Francis Bell Common in 1958. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and New South Wales.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Pectinophora |
| Species: | P. endema
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| Binomial name | |
| Pectinophora endema Common, 1958
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The larvae have been recorded feeding on the seed capsules of Hibiscus species, including Hibiscus divaricatus, Hibiscus heterophyllus and Hibiscus diversifolius. Pupation takes place in the fruit of this host plant.[2] The larvae are bright red.[3]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pectinophora endema Common, 1958". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ Hibiscus sp. (Malvaceae), a new host for Pectinophora endema Common (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) and Pyroderces falcatella (Strainten) (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) and their effects on predispersed seed
- ^ Moths of Australia