Anarsia halimodendri is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877.[1] It is found in Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.[2]
Anarsia halimodendri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Anarsia |
Species: | A. halimodendri
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Binomial name | |
Anarsia halimodendri Christoph, 1877
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The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are light grey with reddish-white sprinkling. The hindwings are shining grey.[3]
The larvae feed on Halimodendron eichvaldii. They are greyish green.
References
edit- ^ "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 2015-06-03.
- ^ Anarsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Horae Societatis Entomologicae Rossicae 12 (3): 297 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.