Trichoptilus regalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Trichoptilus |
| Species: | T. regalis
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| Trichoptilus regalis T. B. Fletcher, 1909
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Trichoptilus regalis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1909 and is found in Sri Lanka[1] and India.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Calycopteris floribunda.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Oxyptilus regalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Life-histories of Indian insects: Microlepidoptera". Retrieved 3 July 2010.
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