Ochyrotica taiwanica

Ochyrotica taiwanica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Taiwan.[1]

Ochyrotica taiwanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Ochyrotica
Species:
O. taiwanica
Binomial name
Ochyrotica taiwanica
Gielis, 1990

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are snow white with a golden to dark brown pattern. Adults have been recorded in November and January.[2]

References
  1. Additions to the genus Ochyrotica Walsingham, 1891, in southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae: Agdistinae)
  2. Observation of Ochyrotica taiwanica on 30 Jan 2011


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