Oxyptilus
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Oxyptilus is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Oxyptilus anthites
- Oxyptilus catathectesOxyptilus catathectesOxyptilus catathectes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Indonesia ....
- Oxyptilus causodesOxyptilus causodesOxyptilus causodes is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and was recently discovered in New Guinea.The wingspan is about 15 mm....
- Oxyptilus celebratusOxyptilus celebratusOxyptilus celebratus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Indonesia ....
- Oxyptilus chrysodactylaOxyptilus chrysodactylaOxyptilus chrysodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except most of the Balkan Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland and Portugal....
- Oxyptilus cinctipedalis
- Oxyptilus delawaricusOxyptilus delawaricusOxyptilus delawaricus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in North America, including Canada, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and California....
- Oxyptilus epidectisOxyptilus epidectisOxyptilus epidectis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Mauritius, India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.The larvae have been recorded feeding on Biophytum sensitivum....
- Oxyptilus erebitesOxyptilus erebitesOxyptilus erebites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo....
- Oxyptilus ericetorumOxyptilus ericetorumOxyptilus ericetorum is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe , east to Siberia.The wingspan is 16–19 mm....
- Oxyptilus erythrodactylusOxyptilus erythrodactylusOxyptilus erythrodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Oxyptilus idonealisOxyptilus idonealisOxyptilus idonealis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Indonesia ....
- Oxyptilus insomnisOxyptilus insomnisOxyptilus insomnis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Kenya.The larvae feed on Tinnea aethiopica....
- Oxyptilus mycitesOxyptilus mycitesOxyptilus mycites is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Taiwan....
- Oxyptilus orichalciasOxyptilus orichalciasOxyptilus orichalcias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Malawi....
- Oxyptilus parvidactylaOxyptilus parvidactylaOxyptilus parvidactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, as well as Russia, Asia Minor and North Africa.The wingspan is 13-18 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in western Europe...
- Oxyptilus pilosellaeOxyptilus pilosellaeThe Hieracium Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in almost all of Europe, east to Russia and Asia Minor. It was released as a biological control agent for Hieracium in New Zealand in 1998....
- Oxyptilus praedatorOxyptilus praedatorOxyptilus praedator is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in India .The wingspan is about 12 mm. The head and thorax are dark fuscous, but the metathorax and undersurface are white. The abdomen is dark fuscous, but white beneath, except towards the apex...
- Oxyptilus regulusOxyptilus regulusThe Grape Boring Plume Moth is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, but has recently also been recorded from southern India....
- Oxyptilus scutiferOxyptilus scutiferOxyptilus scutifer is a species of moth in the genus Oxyptilus, known from Costa Rica and Ecuador. Moths in this species take flight in March, and have a wingspan of about 11-14 millimetres....
- Oxyptilus secutor
- Oxyptilus variegatusOxyptilus variegatusOxyptilus variegatus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from South Africa....
- Oxyptilus walleceiOxyptilus walleceiOxyptilus wallecei is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Indonesia ....