
A Brief Introduction
Pterotopteryx spilodesma represents one species of Alucitidae in Taiwan and is characterized by its wing pattern. In the past, Alucitidae was deposited under Pterophoridae and then raised to family level. One major differece between Alucitidae and Pterophorida is that forewing and hindwing of the former are split to six parts while the later are two to three parts.
References
Hashimoto S, 1984. The genus Alucita of Japan (Lepidoptera, Alucitidae). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 34(3): 111-123.