Oxyptilus causodes
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
Oxyptilus causodes is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including Bhutan, India and Indonesia.
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Quick facts about Oxyptilus causodes
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- 6 countriessrc for Countries on record
Where does Oxyptilus causodes live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
Oxyptilus causodes is listed for 6 countries.
- Listed
- Not listed
The same countries as a list
Is Oxyptilus causodes endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is Oxyptilus causodes classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyPterophoridae
- genusOxyptilus
- SpeciesOxyptilus causodes Meyrick, 1905
Relatives of Oxyptilus causodes
Other species in the same genus Oxyptilus.
Small plume
Oxyptilus parvidactyla
Downland plume
Oxyptilus pilosellae
Hawkweed plume moth
Oxyptilus delawaricus
Eleaner’s plume moth
Oxyptilus eleanerae
CompareOxyptilus causodes vs Small plumeOxyptilus causodes vs Downland plumeOxyptilus causodes vs Hawkweed plume mothOxyptilus causodes vs Eleaner’s plume moth
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
Where does Oxyptilus causodes live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list Oxyptilus causodes for 6 countries, including Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos and Sri Lanka. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
What kind of animal is Oxyptilus causodes?
Oxyptilus causodes (Oxyptilus causodes) belongs to the family Pterophoridae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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