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Zizyphia cleodorella

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Zizyphia cleodorella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Zizyphia
Species:
Z. cleodorella
Binomial name
Zizyphia cleodorella
Chrétien, 1908

Zizyphia cleodorella is a moth in the family Depressariidae and the type species of its genus.[1] It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1908.[1] It is found in Algeria,[2] Spain,[1] and on the Cape Verde islands.[1] Larvae feed on Ziziphus species. Adults are attracted to light.[1]

Taxonomy and systematics

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Genus Zizyphia has previously been placed in Gelechiidae, but was transferred to the Depressariidae in 2009 by A.L. Lvovsky.[3] Lauri Kaila, Ole Karsholt and Txema Revilla in their 2024 paper on Zizyphia cleodorella also place it within the Depressariidae.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Kaila, Lauri; Karsholt, Ole; Revilla, Txema (19 January 2024). "The genus Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908, with notes on its systematic position and the first record of Z. cleodorella Chrétien, 1908 from Europe (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Cacochroinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 47: 19–28. doi:10.3897/nl.47.115542. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
  3. ^ Lvovsky, A.L. (2009). "On the position of the genus Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908 in the system of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 313 (2). Retrieved 24 January 2024.