Calyciphora albodactylus

Calyciphora albodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Calyciphora
Species: C. albodactylus
Binomial name
Calyciphora albodactylus
(Fabricius, 1794)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus albodactylus Fabricius, 1794
  • Aciptilia siculus Fuchs, 1901
  • Pterophorus xerodactylus Zeller, 1841

Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.[2]

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Cirsium helenioides, Cirsium ferox, Juricea cyanoides, Carlina vulgaris, Carlina acanthifolia and Carlina longifolia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)
  3. ↑ lepidoptera.pl
  4. ↑ Calyciphora at funet


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