Biology:Gymnancyla hornigii

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Short description: Species of moth

Gymnancyla hornigii
Scientific classification
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Animalia
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G. hornigii
Binomial name
Gymnancyla hornigii
(Lederer, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Spermatophthora hornigii Lederer, 1852
  • Spermatophthora hornigi Hannemann, 1964
  • Spermatophthora horningii Heinemann, 1865
  • Gymnancyla gornigii Lederer, 1852

Gymnancyla hornigii is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1852. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Switzerland , Slovenia, Ukraine , the Baltic region and Fennoscandia)[1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Atriplex oblongifolia and Chenopodium species.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5624175 entry