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Anarsia protensa

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Species of moth

Anarsia protensa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species: A. protensa
Binomial name
Anarsia protensa
Park, 1995
Synonyms
  • Ananarsia protensa
A brown and cream colored moth is pictured.
Anarsia protensa

Anarsia protensa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1995. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) and Taiwan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

The larvae feed on Elaeagnus pungens. They bore in the fruits of the host plant.

References

  1. Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
  2. An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
  3. A revision of the Japanese species of the genus Anarsia Zeller (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)
Taxon identifiers
Anarsia protensa


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