Sinpunctiptilia emissalis

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

Sinpunctiptilia emissalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 T. B. Fletcher, 1926[a]
  • Gillmeria omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[b]
  • Paraplatyptilia omissalis (T. B. Fletcher, 1926)[c]
Pupa on Derwentia perfoliata

The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata.

References

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  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. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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