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Ascalenia exodroma
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Cosmopterigidae
Genus:	Ascalenia
Species:	A. exodroma
Binomial name
Ascalenia exodroma (Meyrick, 1897)
Synonyms
Pyroderces exodroma Meyrick, 1897 Cholotis exodroma

Ascalenia exodroma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.

This species feeds on spun leaflets of Acacia decurrens. The adults have a wingspan of 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in).

References

1. Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ascalenia". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via FUNET.
2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cholotis exodroma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
3. Meyrick, 1897. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 356–357.

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