Crassa unitella

Crassa unitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Crassa
Species: C. unitella
Binomial name
Crassa unitella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea unitella Hubner, 1796
  • Batia unitella[2]

Crassa unitella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from early June to the end of August.[4]

The larvae feed on dead wood and fungus under the bark of various trees. The larvae hibernate. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Batia unitella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  4. ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium


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