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Stygia australis

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Stygia australis
"Lepidoptera," Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, p. 471, Fig. 18.
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S. australis
Binomial name
Stygia australis
Latreille, 1804
Synonyms
  • Bombyx terebellum Hübner, [1808]
  • Chimaera leucomelas Ochsenheimer, 1808
  • Stygia australis var. rosina Staudinger, 1894

Stygia australis is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.[1]

The larvae feed on the roots of Echium species.[2]

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