Archiephestia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1955. Its single species, Archiephestia adpiscinella, was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1911.[1] It was described from North Africa but is also known from Spain.[2]

Archiephestia
Scientific classification
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Archiephestia

Amsel, 1955[1]
Species:
A. adpiscinella
Binomial name
Archiephestia adpiscinella
(Chrétien, 1911)
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Bignathosia Amsel, 1955

Species:

  • Euzopherodes adpiscinella Chrétien, 1911
  • Bignathosia adpiscinella
  • Archiephestia murciella Amsel, 1955

The wingspan is 6.5-10.5 mm.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Fauna Europaea
  3. ^ lepiforum.de