Amblyptilia aeolodes

Amblyptilia aeolodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae.[2][3] This species was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1902 and named Platyptilia aelodes.[4] It is found in southern New Zealand, specifically on the Chatham Islands, Big South Cape Island, and the subantarctic Auckland and Campbell Islands.[5]

Amblyptilia aeolodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species:
A. aeolodes
Binomial name
Amblyptilia aeolodes
(Meyrick, 1902)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platyptilia aelodes Meyrick, 1902
  • Platyptilia aeolodes Meyrick, 1902

The larvae feed on dicotyledonous herbs.[6]

References
  1. Lepidoptera of New Zealand Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Amblyptilia aeolodes (Meyrick, 1902)". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  3. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 463. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  4. Meyrick, Edward (1902-11-17). "XV. Lepidoptera from the Chatham Islands". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 50 (3): 273–280. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2311.1902.TB02389.X – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  5. Gielis, C. (1993). Generic revision of the superfamily Pterophoroidea (Lepidoptera). Leiden: Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum. ISBN 9073239222. OCLC 31959647.
  6. Dugdale, John S. (1971-11-10). "Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Lepidoptera, excluding non-crambine Pyralidae". Pacific Insects Monograph. 27: 55–172.


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