Lypusa maurella

Lypusa maurella
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]
Synonyms
  • Tinea maurella Denis & Schiffermuller 1775

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.

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