Biology:Ascalenia echidnias
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891)
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Ascalenia echidnias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Madeira, Sardinia and Malta[2] and from North Africa to Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry or desert-like areas.[3]
The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in).[4] Adults have been recorded from April to June and from September to October.
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. "Ascalenia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/cosmopterigidae/chrysopeleiinae/ascalenia/.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ "Faunistic notes on Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae and Cosmopterigidae from the Maltese Islands"
- ↑ lepiforum.de
Wikidata ☰ Q721496 entry
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