Himalayan Grain Moth

Martyringa xeraula

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lecithoceridae

Martyringa xeraula, the Himalayan grain moth, is a moth in the family Lecithoceridae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1910. It is found in India (Assam), western China, Japan and North America, where it has been recorded from Louisiana, Texas and from Florida to South Carolina.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 13

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Laura Gaudette, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY DescriptionMartyringa xeraula, Wikipedia contributors

Himalayan Grain Moth

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