Harpella forficella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Harpella |
| Species: | H. forficella |
| Binomial name | |
| Harpella forficella (Scopoli, 1763) | |
Harpella forficella is a species of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae), wherein it belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is 19–29 mm. The adults fly from June to September, depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on dead wood and take two years to develop.[1] They have also been recorded to eat the sac fungus King Alfred's Cake (Daldinia concentrica).
References
- ↑ Albert Grabe (1942). "Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen" [Strange tastes among micromoth caterpillars] (PDF). Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins (in German) 27: 105–109.
External links
Media related to Harpella forficella at Wikimedia Commons
- Waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium