Christophia leucosiphon
Christophia leucosiphon is a species of snout moth in the genus Christophia. It was described by Mark I. Falkovitsh in 1999 and is known from Uzbekistan,[1] Kazakhstan and Mongolia.[2]
| Christophia leucosiphon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Christophia |
| Species: | C. leucosiphon |
| Binomial name | |
| Christophia leucosiphon Falkovitsh, 1999[1] | |
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Haloxylon ammodendron.[3]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- Christophia leucosiphon - BOLD Systems - Taxonomy Browser
- New Turanian Species of the Narrow-Winged Pyraloid Moths (Lepidoptera, Phycitidae) Associated with Chenopodiaceae Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
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