Tegostoma comparalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1796. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,[2] Kyrgyzstan,[3] North Africa, India,[1] Pakistan, the Near East, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, South Africa and Niger.[4]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Tegostoma[1] |
| Species: | T. comparalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegostoma comparalis (Hübner, 1796) | |
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The wingspan is about 18 millimetres (0.71 in).[5]
The larvae feed on Salsola kali and Tribulus terrestris.
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