Biology:Stygia australis

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Short description: Species of moth

Stygia australis
EB1911 Lepidoptera - Stygia australis.jpg
"Lepidoptera," Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, p. 471, Fig. 18.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Stygia
Species:
S. australis
Binomial name
Stygia australis
Latreille, 1804
Synonyms
  • Bombyx terebellum Hübner, [1808]
  • Chimaera leucomelas Ochsenheimer, 1808
  • Stygia australis var. rosina Staudinger, 1894

Stygia australis is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in France , Italy, Portugal and Spain .[1]

The larvae feed on the roots of Echium species.[2]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q14416247 entry