Cathayia insularum
| Cathayia insularum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cathayia |
| Species: | C. insularum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991)[1] | |
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Cathayia insularum is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Speidel and Schmitz in 1991, and is known from Spain,[1] Malta and the Canary Islands.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on the inflorescence of Phoenix canariensis and Phoenix dactylifera[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XXXIV). Cathayia insularum (Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) en Huelva, España (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Galleriinae)