Tomotilus
Species of plume moth
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Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia, India, Japan (including Honshu) and Indonesia (Java).[1] Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.[2]
| Tomotilus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Tomotilus Yano, 1961 |
| Species: | T. celebratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tomotilus celebratus (Meyrick, 1932) | |
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The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm.
The larvae feed on Dunbaria villosa.
