Capperia celeusi

Capperia celeusi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species: C. celeusi
Binomial name
Cnaemidophorus horribilis
(Frey, 1886)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus celeusi Frey, 1886
  • Capperia belutschistanella Amsel, 1959
  • Oxyptilus intercisus Meyrick, 1930
  • Capperia intercisus (Meyrick, 1930)
  • Capperia karakalensis Gibeaux, 1997

Capperia celeusi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

The larvae feed on Teucrium chamaedrys and probably Teucrium stocksianum.

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