Biology:Tegostoma comparalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
| Tribe: | Odontiini |
| Genus: | Tegostoma |
| Species: | T. comparalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
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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
- ↑ "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". 29 August 2013. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=443005. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Tegostoma comparalis". http://www.boldsystems.org/views/taxbrowser.php?taxid=349860. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2017). "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". http://www.afromoths.net/species_by_code/TEGOCOMP. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ↑ Lepiforum e.V.
Wikidata ☰ Q7694760 entry
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