Biology:Gymnancyla hornigii
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Short description: Species of moth
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Species: | G. hornigii
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Gymnancyla hornigii (Lederer, 1852)
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Gymnancyla hornigii is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1852. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Switzerland , Slovenia, Ukraine , the Baltic region and Fennoscandia)[1] and Turkey.
The wingspan is 18–20 mm.
The larvae feed on Atriplex oblongifolia and Chenopodium species.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5624175 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnancyla hornigii.
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