Assara exiguella

Assara exiguella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pyralidae
Genus:Assara
Species: A. exiguella
Binomial name
Assara exiguella
(Caradja, 1926)[1]
Synonyms
  • Heterographis exiguella Caradja, 1926
  • Homoeosoma albocostella Inoue, 1959

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

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. ↑ Spatial pattern and sampling technique of Assara exiguella (Caradja) Larvae in chestnut orchards
  3. ↑ Occurrence of Assara exiguella and its control



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