Platyptilia citropleura

Platyptilia citropleura is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Taiwan, India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Platyptilia citropleura
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P. citropleura
Binomial name
Platyptilia citropleura
Meyrick, 1908

The larvae feed on Begonia species. They feed inside the seed-capsules of their host plant. Full-grown larvae have a pale yellow head without any markings. The other segments are creamy-yellow or pale greenish-yellow with a narrow pale ferruginous median line and a broader pale ferruginous lateral line. Pupation takes place in a dull pale yellow pupa. It is attached to the outside of a seed-capsule of the host plant.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Platyptilia citropleura". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera


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