Emmelina argoteles

Emmelina argoteles
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Emmelina
Species: E. argoteles
Binomial name
Emmelina argoteles
(Meyrick, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus argoteles Meyrick, 1922
  • Pterophorus jezonicus Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus komabensis Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus menoko Matsumura, 1931
  • Pterophorus yanagawanus Matsumura, 1931
  • Emmelina jezonica pseudojezonica Derra, 1987
  • Emmelina pseudojezonica

Emmelina argoteles is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in southern and central Europe, through Russia to India, China, Korea and Japan. It was discovered in Great Britain in 2005.

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Calystegia sepium, Calystegia sodanella, Calystegia japonica, Convolvulus species and Ipomoea batatas.

References

  1. ↑ Taxonomic study of the tribe Oidaematophorini (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) from Korea, with descriptions of the two new species
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