Paranarsia

Paranarsia joannisiella is a species of moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is the only species in the genus Paranarsia.[1] It is found in Spain, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia.[2]

Paranarsia joannisiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Paranarsia

Ragonot, 1895
Species:
P. joannisiella
Binomial name
Paranarsia joannisiella
Ragonot, 1895

The wingspan is about 12 mm.[3]

The larvae possibly feed on Poaceae species.[4]

References
  1. Sattler, Klaus (1973). "A catalogue of the family-group and genus-group names of the Gelechiidae, Holcopogonidae, Lecithoceridae and Symmocidae (Lepidoptera)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 28 (4): 153–282.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. lepiforum.de
  4. Bemerkenswerte Nachweise von Schmetterlingen in der Schutt am Dobratsch-Südabhang (Lepidoptera)


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