Biology:Tegostoma comparalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Tegostoma comparalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Tribe: Odontiini
Genus: Tegostoma
Species:
T. comparalis
Binomial name
Tegostoma comparalis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis comparalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis ramalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis tenebrosalis Walker, 1866
  • Tegostoma comparalis sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
  • Scopula fotalis Swinhoe, 1886
  • Tegostoma distinctale Caradja, 1916

Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[1] Kyrgyzstan,[2] North Africa, India,[3] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).[5]

The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7694760 entry