Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Gelechioidea Cosmopterigidae Chrysopeleiinae

• Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915 Canary Is., Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Pakistan, Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia acaciella Chrétien, 1915; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 352; TL: Biskra, Algeria
  • Scythris tergipunctella Turati, 1924; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 63: 180, pl. 6, f. 24
    • = ; [ME5], 179, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]
  • Scythris maculatella Lucas, 1937; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 42 (8): 128; TL: Maison-Carrée nr. Algier, Algeria
    • = ; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 362; [ME5], 179, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]
  • Tischeria noviciata Gozmány, 1960; Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung. 52: 420; TL: Hurghada, Red Sea, Egypt
    • = ; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 362; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [ME5], 179, 23; [FE]

  • Ascalenia acaciella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 362; [ME5], 179, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Ascalenia tergipunctella; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

  Larva on Acacia farnesiana, A. karroo, A. tortilis Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60

• Ascalenia albitergis Meyrick, 1926 SW.Africa. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia albitergis Meyrick, 1926; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 23 (2): 335; TL: SW.Africa, Tsumeb

  • Ascalenia albitergis; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia antiqua Meyrick, 1925 Egypt, Israel. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia antiqua Meyrick, 1925; Bull. Soc. ent. Egypte 9 (1-3): 213; TL: Khanka (N.Kairo), Egypt

  • Ascalenia antiqua; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 348; [ME5], 179, 23; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

  Larva on Tamarix aphylla [ME5], 179

• Ascalenia archaica (Meyrick, 1917) Ceylon. See [maps]

  • Cholotis archaica Meyrick, 1917; Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 44; TL: Ceylon, Maskeliya

  • Ascalenia archaica; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia basiplectra (Meyrick, 1913) India, Java. See [maps]

  • Stathmopoda basiplectra Meyrick, 1913; Exot. Microlep. 1 (4): 97; TL: India, Ranipur, nr Hardwar
  • Limnoecia clinodesma Meyrick, 1932; Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 215
    • = Cholotis basiplectra; Kasy, 1978, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 81: 499

  • Cholotis basiplectra; Kasy, 1978, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 81: 499
  • Limnaecia clinodesma; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Stathmopoda basiplectra; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

  Larva on (in seeds of) Albizzia lebbek Meyrick, 1913, Exot. Microlep. 1 (4): 97

• Ascalenia beieri Kasy, 1968 Sudan. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia beieri Kasy, 1968; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 72: 506; TL: Wadi-Halfa, Nubia

  • Ascalenia beieri; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 359; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia bialbipunctella Legrand, 1966 Aldabra I.

  • Ascalenia bialbipunctella Legrand, 1966; Mém. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris (A) 37: 66; TL: Aldabra I.

  • Ascalenia bialbipunctella; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia bifasciella Chrétien, 1915 Algeria, Libya. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia bifasciella Chrétien, 1915; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 352; TL: Biskra, Algeria
  • Elachista bizonatella Turati, 1930; Atti Soc. ital. Sci. nat. 69 (1): 89
    • = ; [ME5], 182, 23

  • Ascalenia bifasciella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 357; [ME5], 182, 23; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Ascalenia bizonatella; [CoL]
  • Elachista bizonatella; [LepIndex]
• Ascalenia ceanothiella (Meyrick, 1915)

  • Cholotis ceanothiella Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 330

  • Ascalenia ceanothiella; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Ascalenia centropselia Meyrick, 1931 India. See [maps]

  • centropselia Meyrick, 1931; Exotic Microlep. 4 (2-4): 54

  • Ascalenia centropselia; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia crypsiloga (Meyrick, 1915) Ceylon, S.India. See [maps]

  • Cholotis crypsiloga Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 329; TL: S.India, Coimbatoria

  • Ascalenia crypsiloga; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia decolorella Sinev, 1980

  • Ascalenia decolorella Sinev, 1980; Nasemom. Mongol. 7: 383

  • Ascalenia decolorella; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Ascalenia echidnias (Meyrick, 1891) Algeria, Tunisia, Madeira, Egypt, Arabia, Asia Minor, Afghanistan, Pakistan, NW.India. See [maps]

  • Elachista echidnias Meyrick, 1891; Ent. mon. Mag. 27: 61; TL: Biskra
  • Ascalenia acaciella var. signatella Chrétien, 1915; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. 84: 352; TL: Gafsa, Tunis
    • = ; Kasy, 1975, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 240; [ME5], 181, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]
  • Ascalenia oranella Lucas, 1939; Lambilionea 39: 209; TL: Beni Ounif, Algeria
    • = Ascalenia signatella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 368
    • = ; [ME5], 181, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]
  • Ascalenia satellita Gozmány, 1960; Ann. hist.-nat. Mus. nat. hung. 52: 420; TL: Idfu, Egypt
    • = Ascalenia signatella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 368
    • = ; [ME5], 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]

  • Ascalenia echidnias; Kasy, 1975, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 240; [ME5], 181, 23; Koster & Sammut, 2006, Nota Lepid. 29 (1/2): 60; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Ascalenia signatella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 368; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
  • Elachista echidnias; Kaila, 1999, Syst. Ent. 24: 169 (list)
• Ascalenia epicrypta (Meyrick, 1915) S.India. See [maps]

  • Cholotis epicrypta Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 327; TL: Coorg, Dibidi, 3500ft

  • Ascalenia epicrypta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia exodroma (Meyrick, 1897) Queensland, New South Wales, S.Australia. See [maps]

  • Pyroderces exodroma Meyrick, 1897; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2): 356; TL: Toowoomba, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales; Adelaide, Wirrabara and Port Lincoln, South Australia

  • Ascalenia exodroma; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Cholotis exodroma; [AUCL]; [CoL]
• Ascalenia gastrocosma Meyrick, 1931 NE.India. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia gastrocosma Meyrick, 1931; Exotic Microlep. 4 (2-4): 54; TL: Pusa, Bihar

  • Ascalenia gastrocosma; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 371; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia grisella Kuznetsov, 1957 Armenia. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia grisella Kuznetsov, 1957; Mitt. Akad. wiss. Armen. SSR 25 (1): 47; TL: Armenia, Kreis Asisbekowsk

  • Ascalenia grisella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 345; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia icriota (Meyrick, 1915) S.India. See [maps]

  • Cholotis icriota Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 328; TL: Coorg, Dibidi, 3500ft

  • Ascalenia icriota; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia imbella Kasy, 1975

  • Ascalenia imbella Kasy, 1975; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien. 78: 304

  • Ascalenia imbella; Kasy, 1975, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 238; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia isotacta (Meyrick, 1911) Seychelles

  • Cholotis isotacta Meyrick, 1911; Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. (2) 14: 284; TL: Mahé, nr Morne Blanc, 100ft

  • Ascalenia isotacta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia jerichoella (Amsel, 1935) Palestine

  • Elachista jerichoella Amsel, 1935; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 309, pl. 12, f. 132

  • Ascalenia jerichoella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 354; [ME5], 180, 23; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia kabulella Kasy, 1969 Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia kabulella Kasy, 1969; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 350; TL: Pol-i-Charchi, Afghanistan

  • Ascalenia kabulella; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia kairaella Kasy, 1969 S.India, Iran, Arabia. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia kairaella Kasy, 1969; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 373; TL: Kaira, nr Bombay

  • Ascalenia kairaella; Kasy, 1975, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 241; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Ascalenia liparophanes Meyrick, 1932 Java. See [maps]

  • liparophanes Meyrick, 1932; Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 215

  • Ascalenia liparophanes; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia melanogastra (Meyrick, 1918) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Cholotis melanogastra Meyrick, 1918; Ann. Transv. Mus. 6 (2): 28; TL: Zululand, Nkwaleni

  • Ascalenia melanogastra; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia molifera (Meyrick, 1915) Ceylon, S.India. See [maps]

  • Cholotis molifera Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 327; TL: Coorg, Dibidi, 3500ft; Ceylon, Peradeniya

  • Ascalenia molifera; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia nudicornis (Meyrick, 1913) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Cholotis nudicornis Meyrick, 1913; Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4): 308; TL: Pretoria, Barberton, Three Sisters

  • Ascalenia nudicornis; Meyrick, 1921, Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2): 97; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia pachnodes (Meyrick, 1917) Bengal, Nubia. See [maps]

  • Cholotis pachnodes Meyrick, 1917; Exotic Microlep. 2 (2): 44; TL: Pusa, Bengal

  • Ascalenia pachnodes; Kasy, 1968, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 72: 500; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 346; Kasy, 1975, Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 238; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Tamarix gallica, Tamarix indica Kasy, 1968, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 72: 502

• Ascalenia pancrypta (Meyrick, 1915) Cuba. See [maps]

  • Cholotis pancrypta Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 330; TL: Cuba, Holuin

  • Ascalenia pancrypta; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia phaneracma Meyrick, 1921 Rhodesia. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia phaneracma Meyrick, 1921; Ann. Transv. Mus. 8 (2): 96; TL: Rhodesia, Salisbury

  • Ascalenia phaneracma; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia plumbata (Meyrick, 1915) British Guiana. See [maps]

  • Cholotis plumbata Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 330; TL: British Guiana, Bartica, Mallali

  • Ascalenia plumbata; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia praediata Meyrick, 1922 Peru. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia praediata Meyrick, 1922; Exotic Microlep. 2 (19): 579; TL: Peru, Iquitos, Jurimaguas

  • Ascalenia praediata; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia pseudofusella Legrand, 1966 Mahé I.

  • Ascalenia pseudofusella Legrand, 1966; Mém. Mus. Hist. nat. Paris (A) 37: 67; TL: Mahé I.

  • Ascalenia pseudofusella; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia pulverata (Meyrick, 1913) S.Africa. See [maps]

  • Cholotis pulverata Meyrick, 1913; Ann. Transv. Mus. 3 (4): 308; TL: Barberton, Waterval Onder, Three Sisters

  • Ascalenia pulverata; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia revelata Meyrick, 1922 Brazil (Para), Peru. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia revelata Meyrick, 1922; Exotic Microlep. 2 (19): 579; TL: Brazil, Para, Manaos; Peru, R. Napo

  • Ascalenia revelata; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia scotochalca Meyrick, 1934 Java. See [maps]

  • scotochalca Meyrick, 1934; Exotic Microlep. 4 (16-17): 509

  • Ascalenia scotochalca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia secretifera Meyrick, 1932 Abyssinia. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia secretifera Meyrick, 1932; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 80 (1): 114; TL: Abyssinia, Mt. Chillalo, 9000ft

  • Ascalenia secretifera; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia semnostola (Meyrick, 1897) New South Wales, S.Australia, Tasmania. See [maps]

  • Pyroderces semnostola Meyrick, 1897; Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 22 (2): 356; TL: Sydney, New South Wales; Campbelltown, Tasmania; Port Lincoln, South Australia

  • Ascalenia semnostola; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
  • Cholotis semnostola; [AUCL]; [CoL]
• Ascalenia sirjanella Kasy, 1975 Iran. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia sirjanella Kasy, 1975; Ann. nat. Mus. Wien 79: 237; TL: S.Iran, 52km S Sirjan

  • Ascalenia sirjanella; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Ascalenia spermatica (Meyrick, 1915) Assam. See [maps]

  • Cholotis spermatica Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 328; TL: Assam, Khasis

  • Ascalenia spermatica; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia staurocentra (Meyrick, 1915) Malawi. See [maps]

  • Cholotis staurocentra Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 327; TL: Nyassaland, Mt Mlanje

  • Ascalenia staurocentra; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia subusta Meyrick, 1921 Java. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia subusta Meyrick, 1921; Zool. Meded. Leyden 6: 170; TL: Java, Buitenzorg

  • Ascalenia subusta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Ascalenia synclina (Meyrick, 1908) S.India, Java. See [maps]

  • Promalactis synclina Meyrick, 1908; J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 18 (4): 807; TL: Nilgiris, 3500ft; N.Coorg, 3500ft

  • Ascalenia synclina; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Ascalenia thoracista (Meyrick, 1915) Ceylon, S.India, Assam. See [maps]

  • Cholotis thoracista Meyrick, 1915; Exot. Microlep. 1 (11): 327; TL: Assam, Khasis; Coorg, Dibidi, 3500ft; Kanara, Kop and Belke; Ceylon, Peradeniya, Kandy, Madulsima

  • Ascalenia thoracista; Meyrick, 1932, Exotic Microlep. 4 (7): 215; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
• Ascalenia unifasciella Kasy, 1969 Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia unifasciella Kasy, 1969; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 349; TL: Khurd-Kabul SE of Kabul, Afghanistan

  • Ascalenia unifasciella; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia vadata Meyrick, 1922 Peru. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia vadata Meyrick, 1922; Exotic Microlep. 2 (19): 580; TL: Peru, Iquitos

  • Ascalenia vadata; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
• Ascalenia vanella (Frey, 1860) S.Germany, Austria, SEU, Canary Is., Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Laverna vanella Frey, 1860; Linn. Ent. 14: 197; TL: Baden
  • Laverna seeboldiella Ragonot, 1882; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 1882: lxvi; TL: Bilbao, Spain
    • = ; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 342; [ME5], 177, 23; [FE]

  • Ascalenia vanella seeboldiella; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
  • Ascalenia vanella; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 342; [ME5], 177, 23; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Myricaria germanica, Tamarix [ME5], 178

• Ascalenia vanelloides Gerasimov, 1930 Palestine, Arabia, Iraq, Asia Minor, Iran, N.Afghanistan, Turkmenia. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia vanelloides Gerasimov, 1930; Ann. Mus. Zool. Acad. Sci. Leningr. 31 (1): 38, pl. 15, f. 5; TL: SE.Buchara
  • Ascalenia eremella Amsel, 1935; Mitt. zool. Mus. Berl. 20 (2): 303, pl. 13, f. 158-159; TL: Palestine, Jericho
    • = ; [FE]
  • ?Ascalenia eremella Amsel, 1935; Veröff. dt. Kol. Übersee-Mus. 1 (2): 270
    • = ; [ME5], 178, 23

  • Ascalenia eremella; [iNaturalist]
  • Ascalenia vanelloides; Kasy, 1969, Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 353; [ME5], 178, 23; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Ascalenia viviparella Kasy, 1969 SEEU, Asia Minor, N.Iran, C.Asia, Mongolia, Transcaucasus, S.Afghanistan. See [maps]

  • Ascalenia viviparella Kasy, 1969; Ann. Nat. Mus. Wien 73: 365; TL: NE.Iran, western Meshed

  • Ascalenia viviparella; [ME5], 180, 23; [FE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Calligonum junceum, C. setosum, C. leucocladum [ME5], 181

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