Capperia ningoris

Capperia ningoris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Capperia
Species:	C. ningoris
Binomial name
	Capperia ningoris; (Walsingham, 1880)
Synonyms
	Oxyptilus ningoris; Oxyptilus bernardinus Grinnell, 1908; Capperia bernardinus (Grinnell, 1908);

Capperia ningoris is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in North America, including California, Oregon and Alberta.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. Adults are dark-brown with a grayish tint.^[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Hieracium albiflorum. The young larvae were found webbing the heads and deforming the leaves of their host plant. They are green with a pale yellow head. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow pupa.^[3]

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[1] Capperia at funet

[2] On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)

[3] Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America

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