Ascalenia beieri

Ascalenia beieri is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Kasy in 1968. It is found in Sudan.[1]

Ascalenia beieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Ascalenia
Species:
A. beieri
Binomial name
Ascalenia beieri
Kasy, 1968

The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in). The forewings are brownish-black with whitish sprinkling in the apical half. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ascalenia beieri". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)


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