Bifascia nigralbella | |
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Genus: | Bifascia Amsel, 1961 |
Species: | B. nigralbella |
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Bifascia nigralbella (Chretien, 1915) | |
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Bifascia nigralbella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Algeria, the northern Sahara, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, western Pakistan and India. [1] It has also been recorded from Spain. [2]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia species, including Acacia farnesiana and Acacia horrida . They are 7 mm long and slender.