Biology:Apomyelois cognata
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Short description: Species of snout moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Apomyelois |
| Species: | A. cognata
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| Binomial name | |
| Apomyelois cognata (Staudinger, 1871)[1]
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Apomyelois cognata is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Staudinger in 1871, originally in genus Myelois.[1]
Distribution
The species is known to occur in Russia .[2] An old and unconfirmed record exists for Cyprus.[2] Apomyelois schaeuffelella, described in 1959 by Hans Georg Amsel and considered a junior synonym of Apomyelois cognata, was described from Iran.[2]
Description
Adults of the species resemble those of Apomyelois bistriatella,[lower-alpha 1] but are larger, have broader forewings of which the markings are more contrasting than in A. bistriatella, and show some genital differences.[2] The wing pattern and colouring is slightly variable.[2] The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Trofimova, Tatyana A.; Šumpich, Jan; Budashkin, Yuriy I. (6 January 2022). "Redescription of Apomyelois cognata (Staudinger, 1871) (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae, Phycitinae) with first record from the South Urals". Nota Lepidopterologica 45: 1–7. doi:10.3897/nl.45.73925. https://nl.pensoft.net/article/73925/. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ↑ "Apomyelois cognata". https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Apomyelois_Cognata.
Wikidata ☰ Q4780466 entry
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