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Ascalenia grisella

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Species of moth

Ascalenia grisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species: A. grisella
Binomial name
Ascalenia grisella
Kuznetzov, 1957

Ascalenia grisella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Armenia.

The wingspan is about 9.7 mm (0.38 in).

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, creating a stem gall.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Ascalenia grisella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. "Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)"
Taxon identifiers
Ascalenia grisella


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