Biology:Anarsia halimodendri

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Short description: Species of moth

Anarsia halimodendri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Anarsia
Species:
A. halimodendri
Binomial name
Anarsia halimodendri
Christoph, 1877

Anarsia halimodendri is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877.[1] It is found in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.[2]

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are light grey with reddish-white sprinkling. The hindwings are shining grey.[3]

The larvae feed on Halimodendron eichvaldii. They are greyish green.

References

  1. "Scientific name search". Natural History Museum, London. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/search/. Retrieved 2015-06-03. 
  2. Anarsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae 12 (3): 297 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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