Ascalenia grisella

Ascalenia grisella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Armenia.

Ascalenia grisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Ascalenia
Species:
A. grisella
Binomial name
Ascalenia grisella
Kuznetzov, 1957 [1]

The wingspan is about 9.7 mm (0.38 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix species, creating a stem gall.

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


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