Biology:Wegneria lachanitis

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Short description: Species of moth

Wegneria lachanitis
Scientific classification
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W. lachanitis
Binomial name
Wegneria lachanitis
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Opogona lachanitis Meyrick, 1906

Wegneria lachanitis is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India .

The caterpillars use fungi as their host plants.[3]

References

  1. "Species Details: Wegneria lachanitis (Meyrick, 1906)". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/71415395e34a3938ea0a70372cc7bf5e. Retrieved 29 May 2018. 
  2. Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara) (79): 1–57. https://www.academia.edu/1782757. 
  3. Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants. The Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchpageurl=browse%2Edsml&sort=family&beginIndex=124200&family=copromorphidae&. Retrieved 28 March 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13845944 entry