Crassa unitella

Crassa unitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Crassa
Species: C. unitella
Binomial name
Crassa unitella
(Hübner, 1796)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea unitella Hubner, 1796
  • Batia unitella[2]

Crassa unitella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe.

The wingspan is 18–20 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from early June to the end of August.[4]

The larvae feed on dead wood and fungus under the bark of various trees. The larvae hibernate. Pupation takes place in the larval feeding place.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Ian Kimber (January 1, 1998). "Batia unitella". ukmoths.org.uk. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. Lepidoptera of Belgium
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