Biology:Calyciphora acarnella
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Short description: Species of plume moth
Calyciphora acarnella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Calyciphora |
Species: | C. acarnella
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Binomial name | |
Calyciphora acarnella (Walsingham, 1898)[1]
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Calyciphora acarnella is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.
The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-grey and the hindwings are bronzy-brownish.[2]
The larvae feed on Picnomon acarna and Ptilostemon casabonae.[3] They are pale greenish, covered with long white hairs.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Original Description This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Calyciphora at funet
Wikidata ☰ Q5024607 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calyciphora acarnella.
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