Bankesia conspurcatella

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Bankesia conspurcatella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Bankesia
Species:
B. conspurcatella
Binomial name
Bankesia conspurcatella
(Zeller, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Talaeporia conspurcatellaZeller, 1850
  • Bankesia staintoniWalsingham, 1899

Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe. [1]

Description

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey. [2] Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year. [3]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. UKmoths