Nippoptilia issikii

Nippoptilia issikii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Nippoptilia
Species: N. issikii
Binomial name
Nippoptilia issikii
Yano, 1961

Nippoptilia issikii is a moth of the Pterophoridae family, that is known from Japan (Hokkaido), and Korea[1] and China.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 millimetres (0.55–0.63 in) and the length of the forewings is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).

The larvae feed on the fruit of Vitis vinifera.

References

  1. "A taxonomic review of the genus Nippoptilia (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with description of a new species". Informa World. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  2. New Recorded Species of Pterophoridae from China (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.


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