Stangeia xerodes

Stangeia xerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Tribe:	Oxyptilini
Genus:	Stangeia
Species:	S. xerodes
Binomial name
	Stangeia xerodes; Meyrick, 1886
Synonyms
	Buckleria xerodes Fletcher, 1920; Trichoptilus xerodes; Trichoptilus esakii Hori, 1936; Trichoptilus dryites Meyrick, 1936;

Stangeia xerodes is a moth of the Pterophoroidae family that is found in most of mainland Australia, the Ryukyu Islands, Java and Sri Lanka.^[1]

The wingspan is about 10 millimetres (0.39 in).

The larvae feed on Cleome, Cajanus cajan and Acacia. They are about 12 millimetres (0.47 in) long, cylindrical and moderately stout. The head is yellowish with an orange tinge, while the colour of the other segments is uniform pale yellow.^[2]

References

^ Fletcher, T.B., 1920. Life Histories of Indian Insects Microlepidoptera. I. Pterophoridae. Memoirs of the Dep. of Agr. in India. Vol.VI (1):1-217
^ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Archive.org. Retrieved June 23, 2009.

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[1] Fletcher, T.B., 1920. Life Histories of Indian Insects Microlepidoptera. I. Pterophoridae. Memoirs of the Dep. of Agr. in India. Vol.VI (1):1-217

[2] "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Archive.org. Retrieved June 23, 2009.

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