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Pyloetis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
P. mimosae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tineidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

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Pyloetis is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia nilotica.

References

Pyloetis Wikipedia