Wheeleria phlomidis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern and central Russia, Asia Minor, Iran, Syria, Jordan, the Palestinian Territories[1] and Greece.[2]

Wheeleria phlomidis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Wheeleria
Species:
W. phlomidis
Binomial name
Wheeleria phlomidis
(Staudinger, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilus phlomidis Staudinger, 1870
  • Pterophorus phlomidis
  • Merrifieldia phlomidis

The larvae feed on Phlomis species (including Phlomis orientalis).[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Die Pterophor Arten aus West- und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Wheeleria phlomidis (Staudinger, 1870)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ Wheeleria at funet