Dejongia californicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Dejongia
Species:
D. californicus
Binomial name
Dejongia californicus
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus californica Walsingham, 1880
  • Trichoptilus californicus
  • Trichoptilus wrightii Grinnell, 1909

Dejongia californicus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including California[2] and the south-eastern United States.[3]

The wingspan is 14–26 millimetres (0.55–1.02 in).

The larvae feed on Asteraceae species, including Isocoma veneta and Grindelia species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Moth Photographers Group
  2. ↑ "Dejongia californicus". Bug Guide. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Georgia Lepidoptera – Pterophoroidea and Alucitoidea". Daltons State.edu. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida" (PDF). Plume Moth. Retrieved June 23, 2010.


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