Emmelina argoteles (also known as the reed-bed plume) is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1922.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Emmelina |
| Species: | E. argoteles
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| Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)
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Description
editThe wingspan is about 17 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium), Calystegia sodanella, Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica), bindweed (Convolvulus species) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas).[3]
Distribution
editIt is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan. It was discovered at Wicken Fen, Great Britain in 2005.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Kim, Sora; Byun, Bong-Kyu; Park, Kyu-Tek; Lee, Seunghwan (2010-05-24). "Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species". Journal of Natural History. 44 (23–24): 1377–1399. doi:10.1080/00222931003679006. S2CID 86607316.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Emmelina argoteles (Meyrick, 1922) reed-bed plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ Higgott, Jeff B. (2006). "Emmelina argoteles Meyrick, (1922) Lep: Pterophoridae - A newly recognised British plume moth". Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation. 118: 195–197.
- ^ Ringwood, Z; Roscoe, A; Higgott, J. (2009). "A New British Plume Moth (Emmelina argoteles) discovered at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire: How you can help to determine its British distribution". Nature in Cambridgeshire. 50: 79–84.
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