Bifascia nigralbella

Bifascia nigralbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Bifascia
Amsel, 1961
Species: B. nigralbella
Binomial name
Bifascia nigralbella
(Chretien, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Ascalenia nigralbella Chretien, 1915
  • Limnoecia asteroleuca Meyrick, 1917

Bifascia nigralbella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Algeria, the northern Sahara, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, western Pakistan and India.[1] It has also been recorded from Spain.[2]

The wingspan is 8-8.5 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia species, including Acacia farnesiana and Acacia horrida. They are 7 mm long and slender. The dorsal part is yellow with red stripes in the first part.

References

  1. ↑ Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Bifascia AMSEL, Bifascioides Kasy, und Gisilia Kasy (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
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