Wegneria lachanitis

Wegneria lachanitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Wegneria
Species: W. lachanitis
Binomial name
Wegneria lachanitis
(Meyrick, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Opogona lachanitis Meyrick, 1906

Wegneria lachanitis is a moth of the Tineidae family.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.

Caterpillars use fungi as their host plants.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details : Wegneria lachanitis (Meyrick, 1906)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Academia. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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