Ascalenia pachnodes

Last updated

Ascalenia pachnodes
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. pachnodes
Binomial name
Ascalenia pachnodes
(Meyrick, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cholotis pachnodesMeyrick, 1917

Ascalenia pachnodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It has been recorded from Nubia and India (Bengal).

The wingspan is 6–9.2 mm. [1]

The larvae feed on the twigs of Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica , Tamarix indica and Tamarix dioica .

References