Singularia alternaria

Singularia alternaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Singularia
Species:
S. alternaria
Binomial name
Singularia alternaria
(Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia alternaria Zeller, 1874
  • Aciplilia alternarius
  • Chocophorus alternaria
  • Pselnophorus alternarius

Singularia alternaria is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador.

Larva
Pupa

The wingspan is 13–21 mm. Adults have been recorded from October to February.

The larvae feed on Echium plantagineum, Echium vulgare and Malus sylvestris. They feed on the shoots and flowers.

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