Capperia hellenica
Capperia hellenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.[1] It has also been recorded from Malta and Asia Minor.[2]
| Capperia hellenica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Capperia |
| Species: | C. hellenica |
| Binomial name | |
| Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951 | |
The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to September.
The larvae feed on Stachys recta.[4]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951, new to the Maltese Islands Archived September 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- Adamczewski, S. (1951). "On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 1: 301–388. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.27232.
- Capperia at funet
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