Life » … » Metazoa » … » Arthropoda » … » Hexapoda » Insecta » Pterygota » … » Endopterygota » … » Lepidoptera » … » Nepticulidae » …

Life » Cellular » Eukaryota » Opisthokonta » Metazoa » Bilateria » Protostomia » Ecdysozoa » Arthropoda » Pancrustacea » Hexapoda » Insecta » Pterygota » Neoptera » Endopterygota » Amphiesmenoptera » Lepidoptera » Glossata » Coelolepida » Myoglossata » Neolepidoptera » Heteroneura » Nepticulina » Nepticuloidea » Nepticulidae » Pectinivalva «

Pectinivalva endocapna (Meyrick 1906) Nielsen 1996

feeding structure

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
biting-chewing mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing

Definission: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).

smon-e tute j'argistrassion
(larval stage)
Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
sucking mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/sucking

Definission: Mouthparts adapted for the take-up of liquids via suction through a tubular proboscis.

smon-e tute j'argistrassion
(adult)