Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864 is a animal in the Glyphipterigidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864 (Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864)
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Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864

Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864

Lepidotarphius is a monotypic moth genus holding the single species Lepidotarphius perornatella, found in China and the Russian Far East.

Genus
Lepidotarphius
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864

Lepidotarphius is a monotypic genus of moths belonging to the family Glyphipterigidae. This genus was described by Pryer in 1877, and it contains only one species: Lepidotarphius perornatella Walker, 1864, which was described by Francis Walker in 1864. This species is found in China and the Russian Far East. Larvae of Lepidotarphius perornatella have been recorded feeding on Acorus calamus var. asiaticus.

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Taxonomy

Animalia โ€บ Arthropoda โ€บ Insecta โ€บ Lepidoptera โ€บ Glyphipterigidae โ€บ Lepidotarphius

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