''Gymnancyla sfakesella'' is a species of
snout moth in the genus ''
Gymnancyla
''Gymnancyla'' is a genus of Pyralidae, snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.
Species
*Subgenus ''Gymnancyla''
**''Gymnancyla canella'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
**''Gymnancyla sfakesella'' Chrétien, 1911
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''. It was described by
Pierre Chrétien
Pierre Chrétien (1846 – 15 June 1934, in Nay, Pyrénées-Atlantiques) was a French entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He was a member of Société entomologique de France. ''Trifurcula chretieni'' Z. & A. Lastuvka & van Nieukerken, ...
in 1911 and is known from
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
,
Algeria
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,
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...
, and
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
.
The
wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan of ...
is 13.5-16.5 mm.
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References
Moths described in 1911
Phycitini
Moths of Europe
Moths of Africa
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