Ascalenia pachnodes explained

Ascalenia pachnodes is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It has been recorded from Nubia and India (Bengal).

The wingspan is 6–9.2 mm.^[1]

The larvae feed on the twigs of Tamarix species, including Tamarix gallica, Tamarix indica and Tamarix dioica.

Notes and References

1. http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ANNA_73_0339-0375.pdf Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)