Axia nesiota is a species of moth of the family Cimeliidae first described by Hans Reisser in 1962. It is found on Crete[1] and in mainland Greece.[2]

Axia nesiota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cimeliidae
Genus: Axia
Species:
A. nesiota
Binomial name
Axia nesiota
Reisser, 1962

The larvae feed on Euphorbia species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Axia nesiota". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Axia nesiota Reisser, 1962". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.