| Calyciphora acarnella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Calyciphora |
| Species: | C. acarnella
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| Binomial name | |
| Calyciphora acarnella (
Walsingham, 1898)
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Calyciphora acarnella is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-grey and the hindwings are bronzy-brownish. [2]
The larvae feed on Picnomon acarna and Ptilostemon casabonae. [3] They are pale greenish, covered with long white hairs.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
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| Calyciphora acarnella | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Calyciphora |
| Species: | C. acarnella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Calyciphora acarnella (
Walsingham, 1898)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Calyciphora acarnella is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-grey and the hindwings are bronzy-brownish. [2]
The larvae feed on Picnomon acarna and Ptilostemon casabonae. [3] They are pale greenish, covered with long white hairs.
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
-
^
Original Description This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
- ^ Calyciphora at funet
|
| This article on a moth of the family Pterophoridae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |