| Lypusa maurella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lypusidae |
| Genus: | Lypusa |
| Species: | L. maurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Lypusa maurella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)[1] |
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Lypusa maurella is a moth of the Lypusidae family. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is 7-12 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on algae and mosses. They live in a leaf tube that is constructed by rolling a part of the leaf into a slightly conical tube.