Lepidotarphius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Glyphipterigidae |
| Genus: | Pryer, 1877 |
| Species: | L. perornatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864
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Lepidotarphius is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Glyphipterigidae described by Pryer in 1877. Its single species, Lepidotarphius perornatella, was described by Francis Walker in 1864.[1] It is found in China and the Russian Far East.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Acorus calamus var. asiaticus.[2]
Subspecies
- Lepidotarphius perornatella perornatellus (Jiangsu, Zhejiang, northern Yunnan, Guangdong)
- Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lepidotarphius". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Lepidotarphius Pryer, 1877". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved January 28, 2018.