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Oxyptilus regulus (the grape boring plume moth) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Australia, but has recently also been recorded from southern India.

Oxyptilus regulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Oxyptilus
Species:	O. regulus
Binomial name
Oxyptilus regulus Meyrick, 1906

Larvae have been recorded feeding on Vitis vinifera. The larvae bore into the ripening berries of the grape bunches and cause substantial injury.

External links

• Australian Faunal Directory
• Australian Insects
• Bionomics of a Grape Boring Plume Moth (Oxyptilus regulus, Meyr.) in South India

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