Biology:Azygophleps scalaris
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Short description: Species of moth
Azygophleps scalaris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cossidae |
Genus: | Azygophleps |
Species: | A. scalaris
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Binomial name | |
Azygophleps scalaris (Fabricius, 1775)[1]
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Synonyms | |
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Azygophleps scalaris, the sesbania stem borer, is a moth in the family Cossidae found in Pakistan , India , China , Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Somalia, Senegal, The Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania and Sudan.
The larvae feed on Sesbania species. They tunnel through the main stem of the host plant and also feed on the roots and eat the pith region without damaging the epidermis.
References
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- ↑ "Cossidae of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen)". Pensoft.net. 2011-08-11. https://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/1213/cossidae-of-the-socotra-archipelago-yemen-. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q4833176 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azygophleps scalaris.
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