Ascalenia echidnias
Species of moth
Ascalenia echidnias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Ascalenia |
Species: | A. echidnias |
Binomial name | |
Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891) | |
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Ascalenia echidnias is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found on Madeira, Sardinia and Malta[2] and from North Africa to Asia Minor and Iran. The habitat consists of dry or desert-like areas.[3]
The wingspan is about 9 mm (0.35 in).[4] Adults have been recorded from April to June and from September to October.
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