Arsenaria caidalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Arsenaria. It was described by George Hampson in 1900 and is found in Algeria,[1] Morocco, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates.[2]

Arsenaria caidalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Arsenaria
Species:
A. caidalis
Binomial name
Arsenaria caidalis
(Hampson, 1900)[1]
Synonyms
  • Constantia caidalis Hampson, 1900
  • Constantia caidalis var. strobilacalis Chrétien, 1910

The larvae feed on Halocnemum strobilaceum.

References

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  1. ^ a b Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Arsenaria caidalis (Hampson, 1900)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 20, 2018.