Calyciphora xanthodactyla

Calyciphora xanthodactyla is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and North Macedonia. It has also been recorded from Morocco and Turkey.

Calyciphora xanthodactyla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pterophoridae
Genus:
Calyciphora
Species:
C. xanthodactyla
Binomial name
Calyciphora xanthodactyla
(Treitschke, 1833)[1]
Synonyms
  • Alucita xanthodactyla Treitschke, 1833
  • Aciptilia klimeschi Kasy, 1960

The larvae feed on Jurinea mollis and Carlina longifolia.[2] They can be found from May to June.

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Calyciphora at funet


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