Ascalenia exodroma

Ascalenia exodroma
Scientific classification
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 Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

This species feeds on spun leaflets of Acacia decurrens. The adults have a wingspan of 7-9mm.[2]

References

  1. ↑ LepIndex
  2. ↑ Meyrick, 1897. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2) : 297-435 (page:356-357)


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