Euclemensia schwarziella

Euclemensia schwarziella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Euclemensia
Species: E. schwarziella
Binomial name
Euclemensia schwarziella
Busck, 1901

Euclemensia schwarziella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Busck in 1901. It is found in Arizona[1] and Texas.[2]

The larvae are parasitoids of scale insects, specifically Kermes and Allokermes species.[3]

References

  1. Euclemensia at funet
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Lee, S.-M & R.L. Brown, 2011: A new species of Euclemensia (Cosmopterigidae) from the United States. Journal of the Lepidopterst' Society 65 (1): 47-50.


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