Ascalenia nudicornis

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Ascalenia nudicornis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. nudicornis
Binomial name
Ascalenia nudicornis
(Meyrick, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Cholotis nudicornisMeyrick, 1913

Ascalenia nudicornis is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa. [1]

The larvae possibly feed on Tamarix species.

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