Axia vaulogeri

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

Axia vaulogeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cimeliidae
Genus:
Axia
Species:
A. vaulogeri
Binomial name
Axia vaulogeri
Staudinger, 1892
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

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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