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Species of plume moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Procapperia pelecyntes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Kyushu), China, India and Sri Lanka.
Procapperia pelecyntes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Procapperia |
Species: | P. pelecyntes |
Binomial name | |
Procapperia pelecyntes (Meyrick, 1908) | |
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The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults emerge from May to November in Japan.
The larvae feed on Scutellaria indica.
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