Emmelina argoteles
Emmelina argoteles | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Emmelina |
Species: | E. argoteles |
Binomial name | |
Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922) | |
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Emmelina argoteles is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan. It was discovered in Great Britain in 2005.
The wingspan is about 17 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium, Calystegia sodanella, Calystegia japonica, Convolvulus species and Ipomoea batatas.
References
External links
- Taxonomic And Biological Studies Of Pterophoridae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Japanese Moths
- Hantsmoths
- Fauna Europaea
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