Scaeosopha triocellata
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Scaeosopha triocellata (Stainton, 1859)
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Scaeosopha triocellata is a species of moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 14.5 mm (0.57 in).
The larvae feed on Anthocephalus cadamba. They bore the top-shoots of their host plant.[1]
References
- ^ Li, H.; Zhang, Z.; Sinev, S.Yu, 2012: Review of the genus Scaeosopha Meyrick, 1914 (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae, Scaeosophinae) in the world, with descriptions of sixteen new species. Zootaxa, 3322: 1-34.
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