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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Decantha |
Species: | D. borkhausenii
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Binomial name | |
Decantha borkhausenii (
Zeller, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
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Decantha borkhausenii is a moth of the family Oecophoridae (concealer moths). It is the type species of the genus Decantha, although it was once placed in the genus Oecophora. [1] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Denmark and Lithuania. [2]
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. [3] The adult moth is yellow and blackish, with a brown hind wing, while the caterpillar is translucent white. [4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on pine trees, [5] tunnelling under the bark. [6]
Decantha borkhausenii | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Decantha |
Species: | D. borkhausenii
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Binomial name | |
Decantha borkhausenii (
Zeller, 1839)
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Synonyms | |
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Decantha borkhausenii is a moth of the family Oecophoridae (concealer moths). It is the type species of the genus Decantha, although it was once placed in the genus Oecophora. [1] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Denmark and Lithuania. [2]
The wingspan is 11–14 mm. [3] The adult moth is yellow and blackish, with a brown hind wing, while the caterpillar is translucent white. [4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on pine trees, [5] tunnelling under the bark. [6]