Assara exiguella
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Assara |
Species: | A. exiguella
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Binomial name | |
Assara exiguella | |
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Assara exiguella is a species of snout moth in the genus Assara. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1926 and is known from China and Japan.[1]
The larvae feed on chestnut.[2] They bore the fruit of their host plant. The species overwinters in fallen chestnut shells and trunks.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Spatial pattern and sampling technique of Assara exiguella (Caradja) Larvae in chestnut orchards
- ^ Occurrence of Assara exiguella and its control