Wheeleria phlomidis

Wheeleria phlomidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Wheeleria
Species:	W. phlomidis
Binomial name
	Wheeleria phlomidis; (Staudinger, 1870)
Synonyms
	Aciptilus phlomidisStaudinger, 1870; Pterophorus phlomidis; Merrifieldia phlomidis;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Wheeleria phlomidis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories ^[1] and Greece.^[2]

The larvae feed on Phlomis species (including Phlomis orientalis ).^[3]

References

↑ "Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
↑ "Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
↑ Wheeleria at funet

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[1] "Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[2] "Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[3] Wheeleria at funet

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