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Oxyptilus regulus

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Oxyptilus regulus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Oxyptilus
Species:
O. regulus
Binomial name
Oxyptilus regulus
Meyrick, 1906

Oxyptilus regulus (the grape boring plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, but has recently also been recorded from southern India.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis vinifera.

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