Biology:Procapperia linariae

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Procapperia linariae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Procapperia
Species:
P. linariae
Binomial name
Procapperia linariae
(Chretien, 1922)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilia linariae Chrétien, 1922
  • Procapperia croatica Adamczewski, 1951

Procapperia linariae is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Morocco, Spain , Asia Minor, the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.[2]

Adults are on wing from June to July. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Scutellaria demnatensis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7247107 entry