Deuterocopus socotranus
Deuterocopus socotranus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Japan and through south-east Asia to New Guinea and Australia, where it is found from Townsville to Brisbane in Queensland. It is also present in Africa (including Nigeria and Malawi), Oman and Jemen.
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Caterpillar
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Pupa
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Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907, Natural History Museum specimen NHMUK 010919180 | |
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Species: | D. socotranus |
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Deuterocopus socotranus Rebel, 1907 | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are orange, with multiple lobes.
Larvae have been recorded on Vitis lanata, Vitis quadrangularis, Vitis quinquangularis and Cayratia trifolia.
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