Amblyptilia falcatalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Amblyptilia |
Species: | A. falcatalis
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Binomial name | |
Amblyptilia falcatalis (Walker, 1864)
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Amblyptilia falcatalis, the brown plume moth, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in New Zealand.
The moth's host plants are Hebe stricta and Hebe salicifolia, commonly called koromiko.
Amblyptilia falcatalis grows up to a size of 25 millimetres (0.98 in).[1]
References
- ^ "Moth (Brown Plume) Platyptilia falcatalis". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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