Biology:Axia vaulogeri

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Short description: Species of moth

Axia vaulogeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cimeliidae
Genus: Axia
Species:
A. vaulogeri
Binomial name
Axia vaulogeri
Staudinger, 1892
Synonyms
  • Cimelia vaulogeri f. pudipunda Axia ernestina
  • Turati, 1934 Marten, 1937
  • Rungs, 1947 Axia vaulogeri iblis
  • Cimelia vaulogeri thamii Rungs, 1948
  • Axia vaulogeri f. cannella Rungs, 1947
  • Rungs, 1981 Axia vaulogeri asba

Axia vaulogeri is a species of moth of the family Cimeliidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892. It is found in North Africa, including Algeria,[1] Morocco and Libya.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia terracina and Euphorbia medicaginea.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13432494 entry