Cathayia insularum

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Cathayia insularum
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C. insularum
Binomial name
Cathayia insularum
(Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) [1]
Synonyms
  • Pseudarenipses insularumSpeidel & Schmitz, 1991

Cathayia insularum is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia . It was described by Speidel and Schmitz in 1991, and is known from Spain, [1] Malta and the Canary Islands. [2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on the inflorescence of Phoenix canariensis and Phoenix dactylifera [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XXXIV). Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) en Huelva, España (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Galleriinae) Archived 2012-07-14 at archive.today