Biology:Calyciphora acarnella

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Calyciphora acarnella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Calyciphora
Species:
C. acarnella
Binomial name
Calyciphora acarnella
(Walsingham, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita acarnella Walsingham, 1898

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

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Original Description This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. Calyciphora at funet

Wikidata ☰ Q5024607 entry