Deuterocopus socotranus

Description

Deuterocopus socotranus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found from India and Sri Lanka to Taiwan and Japan and through south-east Asia to New Guinea and Australia, where it is found from Townsville to Brisbane in Queensland. It is also present in Africa (including Nigeria and Malawi), Oman and Jemen. The wingspan is about 20 mm. The wings are orange, with multiple lobes. Larvae have been recorded on Vitis lanata, Vitis quadrangularis, Vitis quinquangularis and Cayratia trifolia.