Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Cosmopterigidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ascalenia | |
Ascalenia vanella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece, Crete, Italy, Sicily, Ukraine and southern Russia. It is also found on the Canary Islands and in Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 7-10.5 mm.
The larvae feed on the buds of Myricaria germanica and possibly Tamarix species.
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