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Tomotilus

Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia, India, Japan and Indonesia (Java). Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.

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Jul 18, 2026
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Length
183 w
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Tomotilus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Tomotilus
Yano, 1961
Species:
T. celebratus
Binomial name
Tomotilus celebratus
(Meyrick, 1932)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus celebratus (Meyrick, 1932)
  • Tomotilus saitoi Yano, 1961
  • Tomotilus celebrates (misspelling in Kim et al., 2012)

Tomotilus celebratus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It has been reported from Australia, India, Japan (including Honshu) and Indonesia (Java).1 Until recently the species was known as Tomotilus saitoi, but the earlier name Oxyptilus celebratus has been recognised as an earlier reference to this same species.2

The length of the forewings is 6–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Dunbaria villosa.

References

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Oxyptilus celebratus​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. Kim, Sora; Park, Kyu-Tek; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Lee, Seunghwan (2012). "Taxonomic review of the tribe Oxyptilini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 15: 35–43. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2011.08.006.
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