Cauchas fibulella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Adelidae |
Genus: | Cauchas |
Species: | C. fibulella
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Binomial name | |
Cauchas fibulella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Cauchas fibulella is a day-active moth of the Adelidae family. It is known from most of Europe, although there are no records from Portugal, Ireland, Iceland, most of the Balkans, Belarus, southern Russia and the Mediterranean Islands.
The wingspan is 8–8.5 mm for males and 7.9–8.6 for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on Veronica chamaedrys and Veronica officinalis.
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