Biology:Calyciphora albodactylus
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Short description: Species of plume moth
Calyciphora albodactylus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Calyciphora |
Species: | C. albodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)[1]
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Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.[2] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.
The wingspan is 20–28 mm.
The larvae feed on Arctium lappa, Carlina acanthifolia, Carlina biebersteinii, Carlina vulgaris, Cirsium ferox, Cirsium helenioides, Echinops armatus, Echinops ritro, Echinops sphaerocephalus, Jurinea cyanoides and Serratula.[3]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (in de). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 33 (1/2): 17–29. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ZAOE_33_0017-0029.pdf.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pterophoroidea/pterophoridae/pterophorinae/calyciphora/#albodactylus. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q5024609 entry
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