Axia vaulogeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cimeliidae
Genus: Axia
Species:
A. vaulogeri
Binomial name
Axia vaulogeri
Synonyms
  • Axia ernestina Turati, 1934
  • Axia vaulogeri f. cannella Marten, 1937
  • Cimelia vaulogeri thamii Rungs, 1947
  • Cimelia vaulogeri f. pudipunda Rungs, 1947
  • Axia vaulogeri iblis Rungs, 1948
  • Axia vaulogeri asba Rungs, 1981

Axia vaulogeri is a species of moth of the family Cimeliidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1892. It is found in North Africa, including Algeria,[1] Morocco and Libya.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia terracina and Euphorbia medicaginea.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Axia vaulogeri​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Axia vaulogeri Staudinger, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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