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]