Gisilia sclerodes

Gisilia sclerodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Gisilia
Species: G. sclerodes
Binomial name
Gisilia sclerodes
(Meyrick, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora sclerodes Meyrick, 1909

Gisilia sclerodes is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Sudan and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia nilotica and Acacia arabica.

References

  1. ↑ Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Gattungen Bifascia Amsel, Bifascioides Kasy, und Gisilia Kasy (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Gisilia sclerodes (Meyrick, 1909)". Afromoths. Retrieved December 18, 2017.


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