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Scaeosopha triocellata

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Scaeosopha triocellata
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S. triocellata
Binomial name
Scaeosopha triocellata
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Butalis triocellata Stainton, 1859
  • Allotalanta triocellata

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

  1. ^ 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.