Wegneria lachanitis
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Wegneria lachanitis is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.
The caterpillars use fungi as their host plants.[3]
References
- ^ "Species Details: Wegneria lachanitis (Meyrick, 1906)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57 – via Academia.
- ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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