Cherchera

Genus of moths

Cherchera

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Pyralidae

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Cherchera

Dumont, 1932[1]

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C. abatesella

Binomial name
Cherchera abatesella

Dumont, 1932

Cherchera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Constantin Dumont in 1932 and contains the species Cherchera abatesella.[1] It is found in the Canary Islands, Tunisia, Malta and the United Arab Emirates.

The larvae feed on Acacia tortilis. They reach a length of 20–25 mm.[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. ^ New data for Pyraloidea from Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain) including a species new to Science (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2011-09-29.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Taxon identifiers

Cherchera abatesella|

* Wikidata: Q5091860
* AfroMoths: CHERABAT
* BOLD: 560837
* CoL: TXRZ
* EoL: 361200
* GBIF: 1873132
* IRMNG: 10339853
* LepIndex: 9604
* Open Tree of Life: 3159025

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