Wheeleria phlomidis

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
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

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