Parapodia (moth)

Parapodia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Parapodia
Joannis, 1912
Species: P. sinaica
Binomial name
Parapodia sinaica
(Frauenfeld, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Cecidonostola Amsel, 1958
  • Gelechia sinaica Frauenfeld, 1859
  • Parapodia tamaricicola Joannis, 1912
  • Cecidonostola tamariciella Amsel, 1958

Parapodia is a genus of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It contains the species Parapodia sinaica, which is found in Arabia, the Sinai desert, Palestine and southern France.[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix gallica, causing a swelling of a branch of the host plant, containing several larvae.[3][4]

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References

  1. ↑ funet.fi
  2. ↑ lepiforum.de
  3. ↑ Afro Moths
  4. ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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