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Vulcaniella klimeschi

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Vulcaniella klimeschi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species:
V. klimeschi
Binomial name
Vulcaniella klimeschi
(Riedl, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Stagmatophora klimeschi Riedl, 1966

Vulcaniella klimeschi is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It can be found in Macedonia, mainland Greece and Crete.

The wingspan of this type of moth is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded in the beginning of June.

The larvae feed on Salvia ringens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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