Epicallima formosella
| Epicallima formosella | |
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| Adult from Dresden (Germany) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Epicallima |
| Species: | E. formosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Epicallima formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) | |
Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). [1]
It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).[2]
Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:[3]
- Borkhausenia formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Tinea formosella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Footnotes
References
- Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen ["Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars"]. Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 [in German]. PDF fulltext
- Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Epicallima formosella. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.