Stygia australis

Stygia australis is a species of moth of the family Cossidae. It is found in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain.[1]

Stygia australis
"Lepidoptera," Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 16, 1911, p. 471, Fig. 18.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Cossidae
Genus:
Stygia
Species:
S. australis
Binomial name
Stygia australis
Latreille, 1804
Synonyms
  • Bombyx terebellum Hübner, [1808]
  • Chimaera leucomelas Ochsenheimer, 1808
  • Stygia australis var. rosina Staudinger, 1894

The larvae feed on the roots of Echium species.[2]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Les Carnets du Lépidoptériste Français


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