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Ochyrotica fasciata

Wikipedia Abstract

Ochyrotica fasciata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is widely distributed in the tropical zone of the Neotropical Region, including Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Grenada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Peru and Puerto Rico. The wingspan is 12-16 mm. Adults are on wing year round. The larvae feed on Ipomaea batatas.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  0.551 inches (.014 m)

Prey / Diet

Ipomoea batatas ('uala)[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Review of the Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part I: Ochyroticinae, Deuterocopinae, Pterophorinae (Platyptiliini, Exelastini, Oxyptilini) (Lepidoptera), C. Gielis, Zool. Med. Leiden 80 (2006)
♦ 2HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0