| Buckleria paludum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Buckleria |
| Species: | B. paludum |
| Binomial name | |
| Buckleria paludum (Zeller, 1841) |
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The European Sundew Moth (Buckleria paludum) is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It has a wide range in the Palearctic and Oriental Region and is found from Europe to Japan, as well as [[India and Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is about 12 mm. In western Europe, adults emerge in June and again in August, flying mainly from dusk onwards. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Drosera rotundifolia. They feed on the leaf and pod of the host plant.