Ascalenia exodroma

Ascalenia exodroma is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

Ascalenia exodroma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cosmopterigidae
Genus:
Ascalenia
Species:
A. exodroma
Binomial name
Ascalenia exodroma
(Meyrick, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Pyroderces exodroma Meyrick, 1897
  • Cholotis exodroma

This species feeds on spun leaflets of Acacia decurrens. The adults have a wingspan of 7-9mm.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cholotis exodroma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  2. Meyrick, 1897. Descriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. XVII. Elachistidae Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2) : 297-435 (page:356-357)


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