Singularia alternaria

Singularia alternaria is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Argentina, Chile and Ecuador.

Singularia alternaria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Singularia
Species:
S. alternaria
Binomial name
Singularia alternaria
(Zeller, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia alternaria Zeller, 1874
  • Aciplilia alternarius
  • Chocophorus alternaria
  • Pselnophorus alternarius

The wingspan is 13–21 mm.[1] Adults have been recorded from October to February.

The larvae feed on Echium plantagineum, Echium vulgare and Malus sylvestris.[2] They feed on the shoots and flowers.

References
  1. Neotropical Pterophoridae 9: Chocophorus, a new neotropical genus (Lepidoptera)
  2. Neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II. Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)


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