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Ascalenia semnostola

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Ascalenia semnostola is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It was described from the Australian state of New South Wales,[1] but has also been recorded from South Africa.[2]

This species feeds on Acacia decurrens forming an elongate three-sided chamber with silk. The adults have a wingspan of 8–12 mm.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cholotis semnostola​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ascalenia semnostola (Meyrick, 1897)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Meyrick, 1897. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 22 (2): 356
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Ascalenia semnostola: Brief Summary

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Ascalenia semnostola is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1897. It was described from the Australian state of New South Wales, but has also been recorded from South Africa.

This species feeds on Acacia decurrens forming an elongate three-sided chamber with silk. The adults have a wingspan of 8–12 mm.

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