Procapperia pelecyntes is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from Japan (Kyushu), China, India and Sri Lanka.

Procapperia pelecyntes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Procapperia
Species:	P. pelecyntes
Binomial name
Procapperia pelecyntes (Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
Oxyptilus pelecyntes Meyrick, 1908

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm. Adults emerge from May to November in Japan.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria indica. They usually eat on the under surface of a leaf, and pupate on the stem very near the soil level or rarely on the under surface of a leaf. The pupa directs downwards.

External links

• Taxonomic and Biological Studies of Pterophoridae of Japan (Lepidoptera)
• Japanese Moths

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