Bifascia nigralbella
Bifascia nigralbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Bifascia Hans Georg Amsel, 1961 |
Species: | B. nigralbella |
Binomial name | |
Bifascia nigralbella (Chretien, 1915) | |
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Bifascia nigralbella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in Algeria, the northern Sahara, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, western Pakistan and India.[1] It has also been recorded from Spain.[2]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Acacia species, including Acacia farnesiana and Acacia horrida. They are 7 mm long and slender. The dorsal part is yellow with red stripes in the first part.
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