Lepidotarphius

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 (Kiangsu, Chekiang, northern Yunnan, Kwangtung)
• Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens (Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)

References

Lepidotarphius é um gênero de mariposa pertencente à família Acrolepiidae.^[1]

Referências

Bibliografia

• Gaedike R. (1969). Contribution for the knowledge of the Acrolepiidae Fauna of the Balkan Peninsula
• Carter, D. (1984). Pest Lepidoptera of Europe. Dr. W. Junk Publishers, Boston.