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Promalactis suzukiella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Oecophoridae

Scientific name
  
Promalactis suzukiella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Promalactis

Rank
  
Species

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Promalactis, Butterflies and moths, Machimia tentoriferella, Epicallima formosella, Antaeotricha schlaegeri

Suzuki's promolactis moth (Promalactis suzukiella) is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is native to Korea, Japan and Taiwan, but is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

The length of the forewings is 4.5–7 mm. Adults are on wing from March to late September, indicating at least two and possibly multiple generations per year.

The larvae feed under the bark of rotting logs of Prunus virginiana, Quercus species and Prunus persica.

References

Promalactis suzukiella Wikipedia