Choreutis atrosignata

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Choreutis atrosignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Choreutis
Species:
C. atrosignata
Binomial name
Choreutis atrosignata
(Christoph, 1888)
Synonyms
  • Simaethis atrosignata Christoph, 1888
  • Simaethis moiwana Matsumura, 1931
  • Hemerophila ussuriensis Danilevsky, 1973

Choreutis atrosignata is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1888. It is found in the Russian Far East (Ussuri), Japan and China.[1]

The larvae feed on Malus species and Ulmus davidiana.

Subspecies[edit]

  • Choreutis atrosignata atrosignata
  • Choreutis atrosignata sinica Diakonoff, 1984 (China)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Choreutis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms