Biology:Ascalenia vanella

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Short description: Species of moth

Ascalenia vanella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. vanella
Binomial name
Ascalenia vanella
(Frey, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Laverna vanella Frey, 1860
  • Laverna seeboldiella Ragonot, 1882
  • Ascalenia seeboldiella

Ascalenia vanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain , France , Germany , Switzerland , Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Crete, Italy, Sicily, Ukraine and southern Russia . It is also found on the Canary Islands and in Asia Minor.

The wingspan is 7–10.5 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on the buds of Myricaria germanica and possibly Tamarix species.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q721505 entry