Euclemensia schwarziella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by August Busck in 1901. It is found in the US states of Arizona[1] and Texas.[2]
Euclemensia schwarziella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Euclemensia |
Species: | E. schwarziella
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Binomial name | |
Euclemensia schwarziella Busck, 1901
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The larvae are parasitoids of scale insects, specifically Kermes and Allokermes species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Euclemensia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Lee, S.-M & R.L. Brown, 2011: A new species of Euclemensia (Cosmopterigidae) from the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterst' Society 65 (1): 47-50.