Biology:Calyciphora xanthodactyla

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Calyciphora xanthodactyla
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C. xanthodactyla
Binomial name
Calyciphora xanthodactyla
(Treitschke, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
  • Aciptilia klimeschi Kasy, 1960

Calyciphora xanthodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It has also been recorded from Morocco and Turkey.

The larvae feed on Jurinea mollis and Carlina biebersteinii.[2] They can be found from May to June.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5024615 entry