Petrophila sp. (15337532045)
Description:
Description: Caterpillars of this genus feed on diatoms and other algae which they scrape from rocks in streams. Adult females enter the water to oviposit, carrying a plastronlike layer of air as a source of oxygen (lasts for hours), often 4 m deep. After ovipositing they die in the water. (from bugguide.net/). Date: 15 July 2014, 06:02. Source: Petrophila sp.. Author: Pavel Kirillov from St.Petersburg, Russia. Camera location0° 25′ 58.66″ S, 77° 19′ 49.77″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap -0.432960; -77.330493.
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- Ditrysia
- Apoditrysia
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- Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
- Crambidae (crambid snout moths)
- Petrophila
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