Tegostoma comparalis
| Tegostoma comparalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
| Tribe: | Odontiini |
| Genus: | Tegostoma |
| Species: | T. comparalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796) | |
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Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[1] Kyrgyzstan,[2] North Africa, India,[3] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).[5]
The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- ↑ "Taxonomy Browser: Tegostoma comparalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 10, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ↑ Lepiforum e.V.