Ascalenia exodroma
| Ascalenia exodroma | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Ascalenia |
| Species: | A. exodroma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ascalenia exodroma (Meyrick, 1897) | |
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Ascalenia exodroma is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
This species feeds on spun leaflets of Acacia decurrens. The adults have a wingspan of 7-9mm.[2]
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