Tegostoma comparalis

Tegostoma comparalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Tegostoma[1]
Species: T. comparalis
Binomial name
Tegostoma comparalis
(Hubner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis comparalis Hubner, 1796
  • Pyralis ramalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis tenebrosalis Walker, 1866
  • Tegostoma comparalis sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
  • Scopula fotalis Swinhoe, 1886
  • Tegostoma distinctale Caradja, 1916

Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[2] Kyrgyzstan,[3] North Africa, India,[1] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[5]

The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
  4. ↑ Afro Moths
  5. ↑ lepiforum.de


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