Wheeleria phlomidis
Wheeleria phlomidis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories[1] and Greece.[2]
| Wheeleria phlomidis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Wheeleria |
| Species: | W. phlomidis |
| Binomial name | |
| Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870) | |
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The larvae feed on Phlomis species (including Phlomis orientalis).[3]
References
- "Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- "Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- Wheeleria at funet
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