| Teliphasa elegans | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Teliphasa |
| Species: | T. elegans
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| Binomial name | |
| Teliphasa elegans (
Butler, 1881)
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| Synonyms | |
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Teliphasa elegans is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Taiwan, Korea, the Russian Far East, Japan and China ( Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi and Tianjin).
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. [1] The species has two forms: a blackish form and the whitish from. The blackish form can be differentiated by the forewing and the distal two-thirds of the hindwings which are blackish brown. The whitish form is similar to Teliphasa albifusa superficially.
The larvae feed on Glycine max and Cornus macrophylla. [2]
References
- ^ Japanese Moths
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Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae)
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| Teliphasa elegans | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Teliphasa |
| Species: | T. elegans
|
| Binomial name | |
| Teliphasa elegans (
Butler, 1881)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Teliphasa elegans is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Taiwan, Korea, the Russian Far East, Japan and China ( Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi and Tianjin).
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. [1] The species has two forms: a blackish form and the whitish from. The blackish form can be differentiated by the forewing and the distal two-thirds of the hindwings which are blackish brown. The whitish form is similar to Teliphasa albifusa superficially.
The larvae feed on Glycine max and Cornus macrophylla. [2]
References
- ^ Japanese Moths
-
^
Taxonomic review of the genus Teliphasa Moore, 1888 from China, with descriptions of four new species (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Epipaschiinae)
This article incorporates text available under the
CC BY 4.0 license.
|
| This Epipaschiinae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |