Ascalenia grisella

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Ascalenia grisella
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A. grisella
Binomial name
Ascalenia grisella
Kuznetzov, 1957 [1]

Ascalenia grisella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Armenia.

The wingspan is about 9.7 mm (0.38 in). [2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, creating a stem gall.

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ascalenia grisella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum.
  2. "Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)"