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Asiaephorus longicucullus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Nepal, Japan (Kyushu, Honshu) and Assam.

Asiaephorus longicucullus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Asiaephorus
Species:	A. longicucullus
Binomial name
Asiaephorus longicucullus Gielis, 2000

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. Adults are on wing from May to October in Japan, in May in Nepal and in September in Assam.

The larvae feed on Salvia japonica and Scutellaria indica.

External links

• Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
• Japanese Moths
• Asiaephorus gen. nov., a review and description of a new species (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)

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