Anarsia protensa
Appearance
Anarsia protensa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Anarsia |
Species: | A. protensa
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Binomial name | |
Anarsia protensa Park, 1995
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Anarsia protensa is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Kyu-Tek Park in 1995. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Kyushu) and Taiwan.[1]
The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Elaeagnus pungens. They bore in the fruits of the host plant.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ponomarenko, M. G. (October–November 1997). "Catalogue of the Subfamily Dichomeridinae (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae) of the Asia" (PDF). Far Eastern Entomologist. 50: 1–67. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 20, 2013.
- ^ An Identification Guide of Japanese Moths Compiled by Everyone
- ^ A revision of the Japanese species of the genus Anarsia Zeller (Lepidoptera, Gelechiidae)