Decantha borkhausenii
| Decantha borkhausenii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Decantha |
| Species: | D. borkhausenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Decantha borkhausenii (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Decantha borkhausenii is a moth of the Oecophoridae family (concealer moths). It is the type species of the Decantha genus, although it was once placed in the genus Oecophora.[1] It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Great Britain, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, most of the Balkan Peninsula, Denmark and Lithuania.[2]
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.[3] The adult moth is yellow and blackish, with a brown hind wing, while the caterpillar is translucent white.[4] Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on pine trees,[5] tunnelling under the bark.[6]
References
- ↑ Genus details: Decantha, Butterflies and Moths of the World, Natural History Museum.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Swedish moths
- ↑ Forbes, W.T.M. (1920), The Lepidopteras of New York and neighboring states, p. 248.
- ↑ Lvovsky, A.L. (2009), "Use of the characters of trophic specialization in the taxonomy of the broad-winged moths (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae, Chimabachidae, Amphisbatidae, Depressariidae)," Entomological Review 89 (3), June, 299-305.
- ↑ Decantha borkhausenii at Swedish Natural History Museum.
External links
- Decantha borkhausenii at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Decantha borkhausenii at biodiversitylibrary.org
- Photographs at lepiforum.de
- Decantha borkhausenii at globalspecies.org
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