Biology:Brachodes pumila
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Short description: Species of moth
| Brachodes pumila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Brachodidae |
| Genus: | Brachodes |
| Species: | B. pumila
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachodes pumila (Ochsenheimer, 1808)[1]
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Brachodes pumila is a moth of the family Brachodidae. It is found from eastern Central Europe to Central Asia, including lower Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, Dalmatia, Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, southern Russia , Turkey, Syria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and north-western China .[2] The habitat consists of lowland steppe and xero-montane grasslands.
The wingspan is 18–22 mm for males and 16–21 mm for females. The forewing ground colour is blackish, densely covered with olive-yellow scales. The hindwings are black with a white transverse band subbasally. Adults are day-active and are on wing from June to mid-August.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q13443669 entry
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