Peucoteles

Peucoteles
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Subfamily: Gelechiinae
Genus:
Meyrick, 1931
Species:
P. herpestica
Binomial name
Peucoteles herpestica
Meyrick, 1931

Peucoteles is a monotypic moth genus in the family Gelechiidae. Its only species, Peucoteles herpestica, is found in Assam, India. Both the genus and species were first described by Edward Meyrick in 1931.[1]

The larvae feed on Pinus khasia.[2]

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (May 29, 2014). "Peucoteles Meyrick, 1931". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlepidoptera. 4 (2-4): 57.


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