Ascalenia viviparella

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Ascalenia viviparella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. viviparella
Binomial name
Ascalenia viviparella
Kasy, 1969

Ascalenia viviparella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Afghanistan, [1] Iran, [2] Ukraine and southern Russia. [3]

The wingspan is 7.5-9.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to June in Afghanistan and Iran. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Calligonum junceum , Calligonum setosum and Calligonum leucocladum . They can be found from late spring to the second half of summer.

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References

  1. Koster, 2008. Notes on the Cosmopterigidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan and Jammu & Kashmir, India with descriptions of two new species. Zool. Med. Leiden 82 (12): 91-102, fi gs 1-13.—
  2. "Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.