Fabiola callipetala

Interesting Facts

Description

Family Oecophoridae

'The Oecophoridae are a large family of the Superfamily Gelechioidea. Adults of are very small to medium-sized, with wingspans ranging from 0.3 to 3 cm. Moths have smooth-scaled heads and broad forewings . Larvae usually feed concealed in webs or in rolled leaves of the host plant. Larvae of some species feed on dead leaves, decomposing animals, or decaying fungi. Pupation occurs in the larval shelters , on the ground , or below its surface.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Butterflies and Moths
        Suborder: Glossata ()
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Gelechioidea ()
        Family: Oecophoridae () - Concealer Moths
        Genus: Fabiola () - Busck, 1908
        Specific name: callipetala - Meyrick 1921
        Scientific name: - Fabiola callipetala Meyrick 1921