Species of plume moth
Xyroptila vaughani is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. The species was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909. It is found in Sri Lanka[1] and India.
The larvae probably feed on the fruit of Dimorphocalyx glabellus.[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxyptilus vaughani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Life-histories of Indian Insects: Microlepidoptera
