Christophia ammobia
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Christophia ammobia is a species of snout moth
in the genus Christophia
. It was described by Falkovitsch, in 1999, and is known from Uzbekistan
.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Haloxylon
species.
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 Christophia
Christophia
Christophia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Uzbekistan, and Kazahkstan.-Species:* Christophia ammobia Falkovitsch, 1999* Christophia callipterella Ragonot, 1887...
. It was described by Falkovitsch, in 1999, and is known from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Haloxylon
Haloxylon
Haloxylon is a genus of shrubs or small trees, belonging to the plant family Amaranthaceae. Haloxylon and its species are known by the common name saxaul.-Description:...
species.