Stygia australis

Stygia australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cossidae
Genus: Stygia
Species: S. australis
Binomial name
Stygia australis
Latreille, 1804
Synonyms
  • Bombyx terebellum Hübner, [1808]
  • Chimaera leucomelas Ochsenheimer, 1808
  • Stygia australis var. rosina Staudinger, 1894

Stygia australis is a species of moth of the Cossidae family. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.[1]

The larvae feed on the roots of Echium species.[2]

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