Stangeia xerodes explained

Stangeia xerodes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in most of mainland Australia, the Ryukyu Islands, Java and Sri Lanka.[1]

The wingspan is about .

The larvae feed on Cleome, Cajanus cajan and Acacia. They are about long, cylindrical and moderately stout. The head is yellowish with an orange tinge, while the colour of the other segments is uniform pale yellow.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/bitstream/1/2025705/1/BPT3360.pdf Fletcher, T.B., 1920. Life Histories of Indian Insects Microlepidoptera. I. Pterophoridae. Memoirs of the Dep. of Agr. in India. Vol.VI (1):1-217
  2. Web site: Life-histories of Indian Insects: Microlepidoptera. June 23, 2009.