Amblyptilia falcatalis

Amblyptilia falcatalis, the brown plume moth, is a species of moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in New Zealand.

Amblyptilia falcatalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Amblyptilia
Species:
A. falcatalis
Binomial name
Amblyptilia falcatalis
(Walker, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Platyptilus falcatalis Walker, 1864
  • Platyptilia haasti Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
  • Platyptilia indubitata Philpott, 1929

The moth's host plants are Hebe stricta and Hebe salicifolia, commonly called koromiko.

Amblyptilia falcatalis grows up to a size of 25 millimetres (0.98 in).[1]

References

  1. "Moth (Brown Plume) Platyptilia falcatalis". Taranaki Educational Resource: Research, Analysis and Information Network. Retrieved 12 May 2012.


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