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Gymnancyla hornigii

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Species of moth

Gymnancyla hornigii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Gymnancyla
Species: G. hornigii
Binomial name
Gymnancyla hornigii
(Lederer, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Spermatophthora hornigii Lederer, 1852
  • Spermatophthora hornigi Hannemann, 1964
  • Spermatophthora horningii Heinemann, 1865
  • Gymnancyla gornigii Lederer, 1852

Gymnancyla hornigii is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1852. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, Portugal, Switzerland, Slovenia, Ukraine, the Baltic region and Fennoscandia) and Turkey.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.

The larvae feed on Atriplex oblongifolia and Chenopodium species.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Lepiforum e. V.
Taxon identifiers
Gymnancyla hornigii


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