Pectinivalva melanotis
Species of moth
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Pectinivalva melanotis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-eastern coast of New South Wales.
| Pectinivalva melanotis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Pectinivalva |
| Species: | P. melanotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pectinivalva melanotis (Meyrick, 1906) | |
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The wingspan is 5-6.6 mm for males.
The larvae probably feed on Eucalyptus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Wikispecies has information related to Pectinivalva melanotis.
- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera): Redescription of the named species Archived 2012-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
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