Coccidiphila gerasimovi: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Momphidae
Genus
Coccidiphila
Species
Coccidiphila gerasimovi
Scientific Name
Coccidiphila gerasimovi

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Coccidiphila gerasimovi

Coccidiphila gerasimovi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae described by Aleksandr Sergeievich Danilevsky in 1950. It is found in the Mediterranean area, on the Canary Islands and from North Africa to the Near East. It has also been recorded from Sudan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

The wingspan is 7–11 mm (0.28–0.43 in). Adults are on wing from early March to October. There are probably more than one generations per year.

The larvae feed on the eggs of Coccidae species, including Pseudococcus maritimus, Laccifer lacca, Leucanium prunastri and Aonidella citrina.

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