Biology:Symmoca signatella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Autostichidae |
| Genus: | Symmoca |
| Species: | S. signatella
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| Symmoca signatella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854[1]
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Symmoca signatella is a moth of the family Autostichidae. It is known from most of western Europe, but also Lithuania, Croatia, Greece and southern Russia . It has also been recorded from California in North America.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults are on wing in late summer and autumn.[3]
The larvae feed on dried vegetable matter.[4] They have been recorded feeding on dry leaves and plant debris on the stem and branches of Rosmarinus officinalis. The accumulation of debris was connected by light webbing.[5]
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Notes on the Generic Group Symmoca Hbn. (Lep. Gelechiidae)
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ lepiforum.de
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External links
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Wikidata ☰ Q7443421 entry
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