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Lepidotarphius perornatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Yponomeutoidea

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Family
  
Glyphipterigidae

Lepidotarphius perornatella is a species of sedge moth, and the only species in the genus Lepidotarphius. It was described by Walker in 1864. It is found in China and the Russian Far East.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acorus calamus var. asiaticus.

Subspecies

  • Lepidotarphius perornatella perornatellus (Kiangsu, Chekiang, northern Yunnan, Kwangtung)
  • Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)

    • References

    Lepidotarphius perornatella Wikipedia
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