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Pyloetis mimosae

Synonyms: Ereunetis seminivora; Laverna mimosae (homotypic); Pyloetis ophionota; Spatularia fuligineella; Spatularia mimosae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Pyloetis is a genus of insect, belonging to the family Tineidae. It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan. The wingspan is about 15 mm. The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala and Acacia nilotica.
View Wikipedia Record: Pyloetis mimosae

Prey / Diet

Buchanania cochinchinensis (chirauli nut)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - 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