Lepidogma tamaricalis

Lepidogma tamaricalis is a species of snout moth. It is found in mainland Italy and on Sardinia,[2] in Asia, including Pakistan,[1] as well as in North Africa and on the Iberian Peninsula.[3]

Lepidogma tamaricalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Lepidogma[1]
Species:
L. tamaricalis
Binomial name
Lepidogma tamaricalis
(Mann, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Hypotia tamaricalis Mann, 1873
  • Hypotia vafera Swinhoe, 1884

The larvae feed on Tamarix species. They live in silky nests built on the tops of branches.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe, España y Portugal Sistema de Información Científica Redalyc
  4. Brackish Coastal Lakes


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