Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Scientific name Sinpunctiptilia emissalis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sinpunctiptilia Rank Species | |
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Similar Platyptilia celidotus, Stangeia xerodes, Hellinsia balanotes, Megalorhipida leucodactyla, Pterophorinae | ||
Sinpunctiptilia emissalis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Australia, including Tasmania.
Its wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have brown plumes, with two pale marks near each forewing apex, and several dark marks on each forewing costa.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Derwentia perfoliata.
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