Ascalenia viviparella
| Ascalenia viviparella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Ascalenia |
| Species: | A. viviparella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ascalenia viviparella Kasy, 1969
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Ascalenia viviparella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Afghanistan,[1] Iran,[2] Ukraine and southern Russia.[3]
The wingspan is 7.5-9.5 mm. Adults have been recorded from May to June in Afghanistan and Iran. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Calligonum junceum, Calligonum setosum and Calligonum leucocladum. They can be found from late spring to the second half of summer.
References
[edit]- ^ Koster, 2008. Notes on the Cosmopterigidae (Lepidoptera) of Afghanistan and Jammu & Kashmir, India with descriptions of two new species. Zool. Med. Leiden 82 (12): 91-102, fi gs 1-13.—
- ^ "Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-22.
- ^ "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-22.