Pselnophorus albitarsella
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| Species: | P. albitarsella
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| Pselnophorus albitarsella (Walsingham, 1900)
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Pselnophorus albitarsella is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is found in India.[1]
The larvae are white with a few long hairs scattered about the body. They burrow into the shoots of a common jungle plant. Pupation takes place in a pupa which is suspended by the tail from the underside of a leaf.[2]
References
- ^ LepIndex
- ^ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Archive.org. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
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