Gisilia stereodoxa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Gisilia |
Species: | G. stereodoxa |
Binomial name | |
Gisilia stereodoxa | |
Synonyms | |
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Gisilia stereodoxa is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found along the coast of the Mediterranean area (also on Sardinia and Malta) and Egypt to Iran and India. [2] It has recently been recorded from Kenya and Namibia. [3]
The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded from January to February, April to May and from July to October.
The larvae feed on the inflorescences of Acacia nilotica , Acacia tortilis and probably other Acacia species.
Axiarcha is a genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It contains only one species, Axiarcha discosema, which is found in South Africa.
Gisilia is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae.
Cosmopterix attenuatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is widely distributed in the tropics and subtropics of both the Old and New World, including the United States, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Virgin Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, the Canary Islands, Madeira, the Galápagos Islands, Cook Islands, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, Seychelles, Mauritius and Saint Helena.
Ascalenia acaciella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Malta, North Africa, the Near and Middle East and east to Afghanistan and Pakistan. The habitat consists of dry or desert-like areas.
Ascalenia echidnias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Madeira, Sardinia and Malta and from North Africa to Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry or desert-like areas.
Bifascioides leucomelanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Libya, Egypt and on Malta. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Bifascia nigralbella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Algeria, the northern Sahara, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, western Pakistan and India. It has also been recorded from Spain.
Gisilia sclerodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.
Gisilia antidesma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa.
Gisilia stagnans is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Namibia and South Africa.
Gisilia cardinata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in South Africa.
Gisilia conformata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Kenya, Namibia and South Africa.
Gisilia lerautella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in France. It was described from the Fontainebleau forest, but is thought to be an introduced species.
The Chrysopeleiinae are a subfamily of the Cosmopterigidae, although some authors treat it as a full family, the Chrysopeleiidae.
Anarsia citromitra is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Mauritius, Réunion, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Ascalenia semnostola is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It was described from the Australian state of New South Wales, but has also been recorded from South Africa.
Gisilia gielisi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Koster in 2010. It is found in the United Arab Emirates.
Gisilia meyi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Sinev in 2007.Type locality: Namibia, Brandberg, Mason Shelter, 1740 m. It is found in Namibia.
Gisilia subcrocea is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Egypt.
Bactra bactrana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found on the Canary Islands, Sicily and Malta and in southern Spain, Portugal, southern Italy, France, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Asia Minor, Arabia, Iraq, Iran, the Caucasus, Afghanistan, the Caspian area, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, India, the Republic of Congo, Madagascar, Sudan and Gambia.