Biology:Assara exiguella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Assara exiguella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Assara |
| Species: | A. exiguella
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| Binomial name | |
| Assara exiguella (Caradja, 1926)[1]
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Assara exiguella is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1926 and is known from China and Japan .[1]
The larvae feed on chestnut.[2] They bore the fruit of their host plant. The species overwinters in fallen chestnut shells and trunks.[3]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q4808435 entry
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