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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Emmelina |
| Species: | E. argoteles |
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| Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922) | |
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Emmelina argoteles (also known as the reed-bed plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.
Description
The wingspan is about 17 mm.
The larvae feed on hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Calystegia sodanella, Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica), bindweed (Convolvulus species) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).
Distribution
It is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan. It was discovered at Wicken Fen, Great Britain in 2005.
References
- "Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006. S2CID 86607316.
- Ellis, W N. "Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922) reed-bed plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- Higgott, Jeff B. (2006). "Emmelina argoteles Meyrick, (1922) Lep: Pterophoridae - A newly recognised British plume moth". Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 118: 195–197.
- Ringwood, Z; Roscoe, A; Higgott, J. (2009). "A New British Plume Moth (Emmelina argoteles) discovered at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire: How you can help to determine its British distribution". Nature in Cambridgeshire. 50: 79–84.
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