Ascalenia callynella

Ascalenia callynella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Iran and Israel.[1]

Ascalenia callynella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ascalenia
Species:
A. callynella
Binomial name
Ascalenia callynella
Kasy, 1968

The wingspan is 8–9.8 mm (0.31–0.39 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix species.

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