Apomyelois cognata
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Apomyelois cognata is a species of snout moths
in the genus Apomyelois
. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found in Greece
and Russia
.
The wingspan
is 20-23 mm.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Apomyelois
Apomyelois
Apomyelois is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.Species of Apomyelois include:* Apomyelois bistriatella * Apomyelois cognata * Apomyelois ehrendorferi...
. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 20-23 mm.