Trichoptilus regalis

Trichoptilus regalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Trichoptilus
Species:
T. regalis
Binomial name
Trichoptilus regalis
Synonyms
  • Trichoptilus chordites Meyrick, 1913
  • Oxyptilus chordites
  • Oxyptilus regalis Fletcher, 1909

Trichoptilus regalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909 and is found in Sri Lanka and India.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calycopteris floribunda.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oxyptilus regalis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Retrieved 3 July 2010.