Biology:Capperia hellenica
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Short description: Species of plume moth
| Capperia hellenica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. hellenica
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| Binomial name | |
| Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951
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Capperia hellenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain , France , Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.[1] It has also been recorded from Malta and Asia Minor.
The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on stiff hedgenettle (Stachys recta).[3]
References
- ↑ "Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/63b112cb-3f1b-4d43-a806-ef5c4a209f61. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ Adamczewski, S. (1951). "On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) 1: 301–388. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.27232.
- ↑ "Capperia Tutt, 1905". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pterophoroidea/pterophoridae/pterophorinae/capperia/index.html. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q5036165 entry
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