Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton, 1859) is a animal in the Tineidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton, 1859)
Pyloetis mimosae is the only species in the tineid moth genus Pyloetis, found in Asia with 15 mm wingspan, larvae feeding on legume seed pods.
Pyloetis is a moth genus in the family Tineidae. This genus contains only one species: Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton, 1859). This species occurs in Asia, including the regions of Japan and Taiwan. It has a wingspan of roughly 15 millimeters. The larvae of Pyloetis mimosae feed inside the seed pods of two plant species: Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia nilotica.
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Erechthias stilbella (Doubleday, 1843)
Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828
Morophaga choragella (Denis & Schiff., 1775)
Erechthias zebrina (Butler, 1881)
Acrolophus cressoni Walsingham, 1882
Psychoides filicivora (Meyrick, 1937)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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