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Selagia argyrella (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775) [1] | |
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Selagia argyrella is a species of snout moth. It is found in almost all of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, Ukraine and Portugal. [2] In the east, the range extends to Asia.
The wingspan is 22–28 mm. [3] The forewings are lustrous pale buff with whitish suffusion. Adults are on wing from June to September.
The larvae feed on Calluna vulgaris , Helianthemum and Potentilla . [4] They feed between spun leaves of their host plant. The species overwinters in a cocoon on the host plant. [5]
Cataclysta lemnata, the small china-mark, is a moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, Morocco and Iran.
Acentria is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Its only species, Acentria ephemerella, the watermilfoil moth or water veneer, was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious aquatic plant known as Eurasian watermilfoil.
Chilomima is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Chilomima clarkei, which is found in Colombia, Paraguay and Venezuela.
Pediasia trisecta, the large sod webworm or greater sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in the United States and southern Canada.
Galasa nigrinodis, the boxwood leaftier moth or boxwood webworm, is moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in eastern North America.
Pantographa limata, the basswood leafroller moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in North America, including Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Quebec.
Elasmopalpus is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Émile Blanchard in 1852. Its single species, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, the lesser cornstalk borer, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It is found from the southern United States to Mexico, Central America and South America. It is also found on the Bahamas.
Anerastia lotella is a species of snout moth in the genus Anerastia. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe, western Russia, Asia Minor, Iran and western Turkestan. It has also been recorded from most of Canada.
Dioryctria abietivorella, the fir coneworm, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878, and is found in North America from southern Canada south to California in the west and North Carolina in the east.
Dioryctria yatesi, the mountain pine coneworm, is a species of snout moth in the genus Dioryctria. It was described by Mutuura and Munroe in 1979, and is limited to the mountains of the coastal south-eastern United States and Tennessee.
Glyptocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1889, and contains the species G. consobrinella. It is found in eastern North America, including Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and Quebec.
Zophodia phryganoides is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Francis Walker in 1857. It is found on Hispaniola.
Zophodia substituta is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1939. It is found in Peru.
Salebriopsis is a monotypic snout moth genus erected by Hans-Joachim Hannemann in 1965. Its single species, Salebriopsis albicilla, was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1849. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Portugal, most of the Balkan Peninsula and Ukraine.
Pima boisduvaliella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe, Asia, including Mongolia and Kazakhstan and northern North America, including Alberta.
Phycitodes albatella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe, Uzbekistan and North America.
Phycitodes binaevella is a species of snout moth described by Jacob Hübner in 1813. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, Lebanon and the Palestinian Territories.
Moitrelia obductella is a species of snout moth. It is found in most of Europe.
Heliothela wulfeniana is a species of moth in the family Crambidae first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1763.
Metephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1901. Its only species, Metephestia simplicula, was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1881. It is known from Colombia, southern Florida, Puerto Rico and the West Indies.
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