Monotypic moth genus in family Drepanidae
Scytalopteryx
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Scytalopteryx
Ritsema, 1890
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S. elongata
Binomial name
Scytalopteryx elongata (Snellen, 1889)
Synonyms
Phyllopteryx Snellen, 1889 (preocc. Swainson, 1839 )
Phyllopteryx elongata Snellen, 1889
Scytalopteryx is a monotypic moth genus belonging to the subfamily Drepaninae first described by Ritsema in 1889.[ 1] It contains the species Scytalopteryx elongata , described by Snellen in 1889, which is found in Sundaland .
The larvae feed on Cocos , Elaeis , Coffea and Lablab species.[ 2]
References
^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Phyllopteryx elongata " . The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum .
^ Savela, Markku. "Scytalopteryx Ritsema, 1890" . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . Retrieved August 13, 2018 .