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Genus of moths

Pyloetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Pyloetis
Meyrick, 1907
Species: P. mimosae
Binomial name
Pyloetis mimosae
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Spatularia W. van Deventer, 1904

Species:

  • Laverna mimosae Stainton, 1859
  • Pyloetis ophionota Meyrick, 1907
  • Ereunetis seminivora Walsingham, 1899
  • Spatularia fuligineella Deventer, 1904

Pyloetis is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae. It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia nilotica.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. gaga.biodiv.tw
  3. Systematic position of Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with redescriptions of the adults and immature stages
  4. Forest Entomology
Taxon identifiers
Pyloetis mimosae


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