Platyptilia omissalis
Platyptilia omissalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Platyptilia |
Species: | P. omissalis |
Binomial name | |
Platyptilia omissalis Fletcher, 1926 | |
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Platyptilia omissalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia from southern Queensland to Victoria, south-western Australia and Tasmania.
Some authors consider it a synonym of Sinpunctiptilia emissalis.
Adults have a weak, almost hovering flight.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Parahebe species, including Parahebe perfoliata. At first, feeding results in a blotch mine on the upper surface of the leaf. Later, the larvae feed exposed on the upper surface of the leaf. The pupa is elongate, without a cocoon, and rests (fully exposed) on the vegetation attached to a silk pad by hooks at the rear end.
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