''Lepidotarphius'' is a
monotypic genus of moths in the family
Glyphipterigidae
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described by Pryer in 1877. Its single species, ''Lepidotarphius perornatella'', was described by
Francis Walker in 1864. It is found in
China
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and the
Russian Far East.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''
Acorus calamus'' var. ''asiaticus''.
Subspecies
*''Lepidotarphius perornatella perornatellus'' (Kiangsu, Chekiang, northern Yunnan, Kwangtung)
*''Lepidotarphius perornatella fulgens''
(Erschoff, 1877) (Amur, Ussuri)
References
Moths described in 1864
Glyphipterigidae
Moths of Japan
Monotypic moth genera
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