Ascalenia grisella

Ascalenia grisella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Armenia.

Ascalenia grisella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. grisella
Binomial name
Ascalenia grisella
Kuznetzov, 1957 [1]

The wingspan is about 9.7 mm (0.38 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, creating a stem gall.

References
Wikispecies has information related to Ascalenia grisella.
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ascalenia grisella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. "Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)"


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.