Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Assara | |
Assara exiguella is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Caradja in 1926, and is known from China and Japan.
The larvae feed on chestnut. They bore the fruit of their host plant. The species overwinters in fallen chestnut shells and trunks.
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