Zizyphia cleodorella is a moth in the family Depressariidae and the type species of its genus.[1] It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1908.[1] It is found in Algeria,[2] Spain,[1] and on the Cape Verde islands.[1] Larvae feed on Ziziphus species. Adults are attracted to light.[1]
| Zizyphia cleodorella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Zizyphia |
| Species: | Z. cleodorella
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| Binomial name | |
| Zizyphia cleodorella Chrétien, 1908
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Taxonomy and systematics edit
Genus Zizyphia has previously been placed in Gelechiidae, but was transferred to the Depressariidae in 2009 by A.L. Lvovsky.[3] Lauri Kaila, Ole Karsholt and Txema Revilla in their 2024 paper on Zizyphia cleodorella also place it within the Depressariidae.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Kaila, Lauri; Karsholt, Ole; Revilla, Txema (19 January 2024). "The genus Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908, with notes on its systematic position and the first record of Z. cleodorella Chrétien, 1908 from Europe (Lepidoptera, Depressariidae, Cacochroinae)". Nota Lepidopterologica. 47: 19–28. doi:10.3897/nl.47.115542. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Lvovsky, A.L. (2009). "On the position of the genus Zizyphia Chrétien, 1908 in the system of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Proceedings of the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 313 (2). Retrieved 24 January 2024.