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Crobylophora daricella

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Species of moth

Crobylophora daricella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Crobylophora
Species: C. daricella
Binomial name
Crobylophora daricella
Meyrick, 1881
Synonyms
  • Leucoptera daricella

Crobylophora daricella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae.

Distribution

It has been recorded from India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and Australia.

The larvae feed on Plumbago auriculata.

References

  • Meyrick, E. 1880b. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. III. Tineina. - Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 5:132–182.
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (03.Aug.2014)
  2. nhm.co.uk: Lepidoptera Host Plant database
Taxon identifiers
Crobylophora daricella


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