Tegostoma comparalis

Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[1] Kyrgyzstan,[2] North Africa, India,[3] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]

Tegostoma comparalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Odontiinae
Tribe: Odontiini
Genus: Tegostoma
Species:
T. comparalis
Binomial name
Tegostoma comparalis
(Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis comparalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis ramalis Hübner, 1796
  • Pyralis tenebrosalis Walker, 1866
  • Tegostoma comparalis sahariensis Rothschild, 1921
  • Scopula fotalis Swinhoe, 1886
  • Tegostoma distinctale Caradja, 1916

The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).[5]

The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.

References
  1. "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". Fauna Europaea. 2.6.2. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Tegostoma comparalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2012). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)". Afromoths. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  5. Lepiforum e.V.


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