Biology:Wheeleria phlomidis

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Wheeleria phlomidis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Wheeleria
Species:
W. phlomidis
Binomial name
Wheeleria phlomidis
(Staudinger, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
  • Pterophorus phlomidis
  • Merrifieldia phlomidis

Wheeleria phlomidis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Russia , Asia Minor, Iran, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories[1] and Greece.[2]

The larvae feed on Phlomis species (including Phlomis orientalis).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7992267 entry