Asarta alpicolella
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Asarta alpicolella is a species of snout moths
in the genus Asarta
. It was described by Zeller, in 1839. It is found in France
and Switzerland
.
The wingspan
is 17-19 mm for males and 14-17 mm for females.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Asarta
Asarta
Asarta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Zeller, in 1848, and is known from Switzerland, Spain, India, and Turkey.-Species:* Asarta aethiopella* Asarta albarracinella* Asarta alpicolella* Asarta alticola...
. It was described by Zeller, in 1839. It is found in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 17-19 mm for males and 14-17 mm for females.