Tegostoma comparalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Odontiinae |
Tribe: | Odontiini |
Genus: | Tegostoma |
Species: | T. comparalis
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Binomial name | |
Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796)
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Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[1] Kyrgyzstan,[2] North Africa, India,[3] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]
The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).[5]
The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.