Epicallima formosella
Appearance
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Epicallima formosella | |
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Adult from Dresden (Germany) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Oecophoridae |
Genus: | Epicallima |
Species: | E. formosella
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Binomial name | |
Epicallima formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). [1]
It is found in North America[2] and Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).[3]
Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:[4]
- Borkhausenia formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Tinea formosella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ See references in Savela (2003)
- ^ Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
- ^ Grabe (1942)
- ^ Grabe (1942), and see references in Savela (2003)
References
[edit]- Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
- Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Epicallima formosella. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.
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