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Species of moth

Ascalenia pachnodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species: A. pachnodes
Binomial name
Ascalenia pachnodes
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cholotis pachnodes Meyrick, 1917

Ascalenia pachnodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It has been recorded from Nubia and India (Bengal).

The wingspan is 6–9.2 mm.

The larvae feed on the twigs of Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica, Tamarix indica and Tamarix dioica.

References

  1. Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)
Taxon identifiers
Ascalenia pachnodes


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