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(Redirected from Ambloma brachyptera) Species of moth

Chersogenes brachyptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Chersogenes
Species: C. brachyptera
Binomial name
Chersogenes brachyptera
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Ambloma brachyptera Walsingham, 1908

Chersogenes brachyptera is a species of moth in the family Symmocidae. It is found on the Canary Islands.

Description

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The forewings are hoary white, sprinkled with dark stony-grey scales. The hindwings are whitish grey.

Larvae have been found under the leaves of Lotus sessilifolius.

References

  1. "Chersogenes brachyptera (Walsingham, 1908)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  2. Falck, Per; Karsholt, Ole (2023-06-30). "The Symmocinae and Holcopogoninae in the Canary Islands and Madeira, with descriptions of 13 new species (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 51 (202): 269–314. doi:10.57065/shilap.462. ISSN 2340-4078.
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. lepiforum.de Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Ambloma brachyptera


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