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Ascalenia vanella

(Ascalenia vanella)

Description

Ascalenia vanella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Crete, Italy, Sicily, Ukraine and southern Russia. It is also found on the Canary Islands and in Asia Minor. The wingspan is 7-10.5 mm. The larvae feed on the buds of Myricaria germanica and possibly Tamarix species.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Cosmopterigidae
Genus:Ascalenia
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