Wheeleria phlomidis

Wheeleria phlomidis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Wheeleria
Species:	W. phlomidis
Binomial name
	Wheeleria phlomidis; (Staudinger, 1870)
Synonyms
	Aciptilus phlomidis Staudinger, 1870; Pterophorus phlomidis; Merrifieldia phlomidis;

Wheeleria phlomidis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories[1] and Greece.[2]

The larvae feed on Phlomis species (including Phlomis orientalis).[3]

References

"Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
"Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
Wheeleria at funet

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[2] "Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 21 June 2011.

[3] Wheeleria at funet