Pyloetis

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.

Pyloetis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tineidae
Genus:
Pyloetis

Meyrick, 1907
Species:
P. mimosae
Binomial name
Pyloetis mimosae
(Stainton, 1859)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Spatularia W. van Deventer, 1904

Species:

  • Laverna mimosae Stainton, 1859
  • Pyloetis ophionota Meyrick, 1907
  • Ereunetis seminivora Walsingham, 1899
  • Spatularia fuligineella Deventer, 1904

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed within seed pods of Leucaena leucocephala[3] and Acacia nilotica.[4]

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. gaga.biodiv.tw
  3. Systematic position of Pyloetis mimosae (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae), with redescriptions of the adults and immature stages
  4. Forest Entomology


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