Euclemensia schwarziella

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Euclemensia schwarziella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Euclemensia
Species:
E. schwarziella
Binomial name
Euclemensia schwarziella
Busck, 1901

Euclemensia schwarziella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck in 1901. It is found in the US states of Arizona [1] and Texas. [2]

The larvae are parasitoids of scale insects, specifically Kermes and Allokermes species. [3]

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References

  1. Euclemensia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Lee, S.-M & R.L. Brown, 2011: A new species of Euclemensia (Cosmopterigidae) from the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterst' Society65 (1): 47-50.