| Aspilapteryx magna | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Aspilapteryx |
| Species: | A. magna |
| Binomial name | |
| Aspilapteryx magna Triberti, 1985 | |
Aspilapteryx magna is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Alborz region in Iran. [1]
The wingspan is 15–16 mm.
Gracillarioidea is a large superfamily containing four families of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These generally small moths are miners in plant tissue as caterpillars. There are about 113 described genera distributed worldwide, the most commonly encountered of which are leaf miners in the family Gracillariidae.
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella.
Aspilapteryx is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Epicephala is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Eumetriochroa is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Phyllocnistis is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae.
Aspilapteryx inquinata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Turkey, Lebanon, Italy and the North Aegean Islands.
Aspilapteryx seriata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
Aspilapteryx limosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany and Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and Greece. It is also found in central and southern Russia.
Aspilapteryx multipunctella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Spain and the Canary Islands.
Aspilapteryx spectabilis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tyrol in western Austria, where it can be found at altitudes between 2,200 and 2,500 meters.
Aspilapteryx tringipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.
Aspilapteryx tessellata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.
Aspilapteryx filifera is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia and South Africa.
Aspilapteryx grypota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
Metriochroa tylophorae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
Stomphastis thraustica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo, Central African Republic, Ghana, Nigeria, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Madagascar, Malaysia, Indonesia and India. It was recently also recorded from China.
Gracillariinae are a subfamily of moths which was described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1854.
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