Calycobathra acarpa

Calycobathra acarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Calycobathra
Species: C. acarpa
Binomial name
Calycobathra acarpa
Meyrick, 1891[1]
Synonyms
  • Calycobathra acarpa var. pinguescentella Chrétien, 1915
  • Blastobasis sublineatella Lucas, 1933

Calycobathra acarpa is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in North Africa (Algeria) and the Near East (Israel).

The wingspan is 11–12 mm. Adults are on wing from April to June and from September to October. There are probably two generations per year.

References

  1. J. C. Koster, S. Yu. Sinev: Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe. 1. Auflage. Band 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN 87-88757-66-8, p. 184
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