Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858

Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858

Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858 is a 22 mm wingspan Crambidae moth found across southern Europe, North Africa, and the Canary Islands.

Family
Genus
Cornifrons
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858

Cornifrons ulceratalis Lederer, 1858 is a moth species that belongs to the Crambidae family. This species can be found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, and the Canary Islands. It has a wingspan of approximately 22 mm. The larvae of this moth feed on Henophyton deserti and Sesamum indicum.

Photo: (c) Heiner Ziegler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Heiner Ziegler · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Cornifrons

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