Biology:Bifascioides leucomelanella

Short description: Species of moth

Bifascioides leucomelanella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Bifascioides
Species:	B. leucomelanella
Binomial name
Bifascioides leucomelanella (Rebel, 1916)
Synonyms
Elachista leucomelanella Rebel, 1916 Bifascioides leucomelanellus Ascalenia leucomelanella Ascalenia pirastica Meyrick, 1936 Limnoecia heterosticta Meyrick, 1917

Bifascioides leucomelanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Libya, Egypt and on Malta. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. Adults have been recorded in February and from May to the end of August. There is probably more than one generation per year.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q858242 entry