Capperia loranus

Capperia loranus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[1]

Capperia loranus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. loranus
Binomial name
Capperia loranus
(Fuchs, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus loranus Fuchs, 1895
  • Capperia lorana
  • Capperia sequanensis Gibeaux, 1990

The wingspan is 15–17 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Teucrium botrys.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)
  3. Capperia at funet


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