Calyciphora albodactylus

Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.[2] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

Calyciphora albodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Calyciphora
Species:
C. albodactylus
Binomial name
Calyciphora albodactylus
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794
  • Aciptilia siculus Fuchs, 1901
  • Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium ferox, Juricea cyanoides, Carlina vulgaris, Carlina acanthifolia and Carlina longifolia.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.


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