Wegneria lachanitis explained

Wegneria lachanitis is a moth of the family Tineidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1906.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.

The caterpillars use fungi as their host plants.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Species Details: Wegneria lachanitis (Meyrick, 1906) . Catalogue of Life . 29 May 2018.
  2. Koçak . Ahmet Ömer . Kemal . Muhabbet . 20 February 2012 . Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka . Cesa News . Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara . 79 . 1–57 . Academia.
  3. HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants . 2023 . The Natural History Museum. 10.5519/havt50xw . 28 March 2018 . Robinson . Gaden S. . Ackery . Phillip R. . Kitching . Ian . Beccaloni . George W. . Hernández . Luis M. .

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