Hypatima rhomboidella

Hypatima rhomboidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Hypatima
Species: H. rhomboidella
Binomial name
Hypatima rhomboidella
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena rhomboidella Linnaeus, 1758

The Lobster-clawed Moth (Hypatima rhomboidella) is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except for the Iberian Peninsula and most of the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Adults are on wing from late July and September.

The larvae feed on Betula and Corylus avellana.

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