| Capperia evansi | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. evansi
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| Binomial name | |
| Capperia evansi (
McDunnough, 1923)
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Capperia evansi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Canada.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing in the beginning of June and again from the middle of July to the beginning of August in two generations per year. [2]
The larvae feed on Scutellaria species. They damage the main stem of the host plant and make it droop. The larvae are hidden amongst withered leaves.
- ^ Capperia at funet
- ^ "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
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| Capperia evansi | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. evansi
|
| Binomial name | |
| Capperia evansi (
McDunnough, 1923)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Capperia evansi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Canada.
The wingspan is about 14 mm. Adults are on wing in the beginning of June and again from the middle of July to the beginning of August in two generations per year. [2]
The larvae feed on Scutellaria species. They damage the main stem of the host plant and make it droop. The larvae are hidden amongst withered leaves.
- ^ Capperia at funet
- ^ "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
|
| This article on a moth of subfamily Pterophorinae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |