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Bacotia claustrella

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Shining smoke
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Bacotia
Species:
B. claustrella
Binomial name
Bacotia claustrella
(Bruand, 1845)[1]
Synonyms
  • Psyche claustrella Bruand, 1845
  • Psyche sepium Ad. Speyer & Au. Speyer, 1846
  • Bacotia sepium
  • Solenobia tabulella Guenée, 1846
  • Epichnopteryx sepiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1862

Bacotia claustrella, the shining smoke, is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in large parts of Europe, except Ireland, Norway, Finland, the Baltic region, Ukraine, the western and southern part of the Balkan Peninsula and the Iberian Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 13–15 mm for males. Adults are on wing in June and July.[2]

The larvae feed on lichens.[3] Larvae can be found from August to May, overwintering in the larval stage.

References

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  1. ^ "Bacotia claustrella (Bruand, 1845)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  3. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Bacotia claustrella". UKmoths. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
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