Gisilia lerautella

Gisilia lerautella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Gisilia
Species: G. lerautella
Binomial name
Gisilia lerautella
Gibeaux, 1986

Gisilia lerautella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It is found in France.[1] It was described from the Fontainebleau forest,[2] but is thought to be an introduced species.

The wingspan is 6–8 mm.

The biology of the species is unknown. Only seven individuals have been recorded. They were found from the end of April to the beginning of May on the stems of oak trees.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Description of new Cosmopterygidae for the science from Fontainebleau forest (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterygidae, Antequerinae)
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