Pyloetis
Genus of moths
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Pyloetis is a moth genus, belonging to the family Tineidae.[1] It consists of only one species, Pyloetis mimosae, which is found in Asia, including Japan and Taiwan.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Subfamily: | Myrmecozelinae |
| Genus: | Pyloetis Meyrick, 1907 |
| Species: | P. mimosae |
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| Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton, 1859) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala[3] and Acacia nilotica.[4]
