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Scardia amurensis

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Scardia amurensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Scardia
Species:
S. amurensis
Binomial name
Scardia amurensis
Zagulajev, 1965

Scardia amurensis is a moth of the family Tineidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (Amur, Primorskii), Japan and possibly adjacent parts of China. In North America, it has been recorded from Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 40 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Globifomes graveolens, Fomes species and possibly other bracket fungi.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology". Archived from the original on 2020-01-30. Retrieved 2015-08-26.