Ascalenia semnostola
| Ascalenia semnostola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Ascalenia |
| Species: | A. semnostola |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascalenia semnostola (Meyrick, 1897) | |
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Ascalenia semnostola is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It was described from New South Wales (Australia),[1] but has also been recorded from South Africa.[2]
This species feeds on Acacia decurrens forming an elongate three-sided chamber with silk. The adults have a wingspan of 8-12mm.[3]