Emmelina

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Emmelina
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Emmelina monodactyla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Tribe: Oidaematophorini
Genus: Emmelina
Tutt, 1905 [1]

Emmelina is a genus of moths in the family Pterophoridae with a nearly cosmopolitan distribution.

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Ecology

The species seem to be polyphagous, but representatives of the genera Convolvulus and Calystegia are preferred.

Species

As of version 1.1.23.125, the Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World lists the following species for genus Emmelina: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hobern, Donald (5 May 2023). "Family Pterophoridae". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World. Retrieved 14 May 2023.