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Trichoptilus regalis

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

Trichoptilus regalis is a species in the family Pterophoridae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including China, India and Indonesia.

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Quick facts about Trichoptilus regalis

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 Trichoptilus regalis 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.

Trichoptilus regalis is listed for 6 countries.

IndonesiaThailandLaosIndiaSri LankaChina
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. China
  2. India
  3. Indonesia
  4. Laos
  5. Sri Lanka
  6. Thailand

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Trichoptilus regalis 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 Trichoptilus regalis classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPterophoridae
  6. genusTrichoptilus
  7. SpeciesTrichoptilus regalis (Fletcher, 1909)

Synonyms Oxyptilus chordites, Oxyptilus regalis

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Trichoptilus regalis

Other species in the same genus Trichoptilus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Trichoptilus regalis live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Trichoptilus regalis for 6 countries, including China, India, Indonesia, Laos and Sri Lanka. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Trichoptilus regalis?

Trichoptilus regalis (Trichoptilus regalis) 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.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Trichoptilus regalis (Trichoptilus regalis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/trichoptilus-regalis

MLA

“Trichoptilus regalis (Trichoptilus regalis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/trichoptilus-regalis.

BibTeX
@misc{trichoptilus_regalis_2026,
  title = {Trichoptilus regalis (Trichoptilus regalis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/trichoptilus-regalis},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}