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Oxyptilus epidectis

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

Oxyptilus epidectis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, that is known from Mauritius, India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Biophytum sensitivum.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Afro Moths
  2. ^ "Life histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Retrieved 7 April 2011.