Emmelina argoteles | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Emmelina |
Species: | E. argoteles
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Binomial name | |
Emmelina argoteles (
Meyrick, 1922)
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Synonyms | |
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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]
The 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]
It 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]
Emmelina argoteles | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Emmelina |
Species: | E. argoteles
|
Binomial name | |
Emmelina argoteles (
Meyrick, 1922)
| |
Synonyms | |
List
|
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]
The 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]
It 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]