Assara funerella

Assara funerella is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Ragonot in 1901. It is found in Taiwan,[1] Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu), China and Korea.[2]

Assara funerella
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Assara
Species:
A. funerella
Binomial name
Assara funerella
(Ragonot, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Hyphantidium funerellum Ragonot, 1901
  • Heterographis exigurella Caradja, 1926
  • Assara exigurella
  • Homoeosoma albocostella Inoue, 1959
  • Ephestia funerellum

The wingspan is 12–13 mm for males and 16–18 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Pinus thunbergii.

References
  1. TaiBNET - Catalogue of Life of Taiwan
  2. "Taxonomic Notes on Nine Species of the Tribe Phycitini (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) from Korea (I)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-02.



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