Somabrachys aegrota

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Somabrachys aegrota
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Somabrachyidae
Genus:
Somabrachys
Species:
S. aegrota
Binomial name
Somabrachys aegrota
(Klug, 1830) [1]

Somabrachys aegrota is a moth in the family Somabrachyidae. [2] It was described by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug in 1830. [3] It occurs in North Africa, Spain and on Sicily. [1] The larvae feeds on Cistaceae. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ellis, W.N. "Somabrachyidae – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Somabrachys aegrota​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ellis, W.N. "Somabrachys aegrota – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 29 August 2022.


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