Biology:Capperia celeusi

Short description: Species of plume moth

Capperia celeusi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Capperia
Species:	C. celeusi
Binomial name
Capperia celeusi
Synonyms
Oxyptilus celeusi Frey, 1886 Capperia belutschistanella Amsel, 1959 Oxyptilus intercisus Meyrick, 1930 Capperia intercisus (Meyrick, 1930) Capperia karakalensis Gibeaux, 1997

Capperia celeusi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from most of Europe, Ukraine , Russia , Turkey, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

The larvae feed on wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys) and probably Teucrium stocksianum.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5036164 entry