Cymbalophora rivularis

Cymbalophora rivularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Cymbalophora
Species: C. rivularis
Binomial name
Cymbalophora rivularis
(Ménétriès, 1832)[1]
Synonyms
  • Chelonia rivularis Ménétriès, 1832
  • Euprepia rivularis
  • Euprepia rivularis dannehli Turati in Dannehl, 1928
  • Euprepia rivularis perversa Turati in Dannehl, 1928

Cymbalophora rivularis is a moth of the Arctiidae family. It is found in central Italy, the Balkan Peninsula, western Iran, Dagestan, Armenia and western Azerbaijan.[2]

The wingspan is 20–30 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Taraxacum and Plantago species.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Cymbalophora at funet
  3. ↑ tarimkutuphanesi.com
  4. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe
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