''Ascalenia gastrocosma'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

in the family

Cosmopterigidae The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects (cosmet moths) in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previ ...

. It was described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

in 1931. It is found in

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, India. The

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is ."Vorläufige Revision der Gattung Ascalenia Wocke (Lepidoptera, Walshiidae)"
Adults have been recorded on wing in May, June and September. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''

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''. They spin the leaves together.

References

Moths described in 1931 Ascalenia Moths of Asia {{Chrysopeleiinae-stub