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Gisilia sclerodes

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Species of moth

Gisilia sclerodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Gisilia
Species: G. sclerodes
Binomial name
Gisilia sclerodes
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora sclerodes Meyrick, 1909

Gisilia sclerodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.

The larvae feed on Acacia nilotica and Acacia arabica.

References

  1. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Bifascia Amsel, Bifascioides Kasy, und Gisilia Kasy (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Gisilia sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
Taxon identifiers
Gisilia sclerodes


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