Anthophila fabriciana

Anthophila fabriciana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Anthophila
Species: A. fabriciana
Binomial name
Anthophila fabriciana
(Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Tortrix fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767
  • Phalaena Tinea oxyacanthella Linnaeus, 1767
  • Tortrix urticana [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775
  • Phalaena Pallium excisum Retzius, 1783
  • Phalaena Tortrix gilibertiana Villers, 1789
  • Crambus oxyacanthae Fabricius, 1798
  • Tortrix dentana Hübner, [1799]
  • Anthophila fabricii Haworth, 1811
  • Asopia alternalis Treitschke, 1829
  • Simaethis parietariae Stainton, 1855

Anthophila fabriciana, also known as the common nettle-tap, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from China (Taiwan, Xinjiang), the Himalaya, Mongolia, Russia, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido, Honsyu, Shikoku), Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Europe, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Asia Minor, Zakavkazye and the Oriental region.[1]

A. fabriciana on Tanacetum vulgare

The wingspan is 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in). The moth flies from May to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Urtica and Parietaria species.

References

  1. ↑ "Study on Chinese Acrolepiidae and Choreutidae (Insecta: Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-19.

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