Biology:Hypochalcia ahenella
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Hypochalcia ahenella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Hypochalcia ahenella is a species of snout moth in the genus Hypochalcia. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775 and is known from most of Europe, Turkey,[2] and Texas in the US.
The wingspan is 23–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to the end of August.[4]
The larvae probably feed on Helianthemum species and/or Artemisia campestris.[5]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5959268 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypochalcia ahenella.
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