Feathered slender | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. cuculipennella |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia cuculipennella (Hübner, 1796) | |
Synonyms | |
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Caloptilia cuculipennella (commonly known as the feathered slender) [1] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Holarctic Region, including most of Europe. [2]
The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in).The posterior tibiae are smooth above. Forewings are whitish, with numerous ochreous or brown strigulae finely irrorated with black; an oblique fascia near base hardly reaching costa, a second before middle hardly reaching dorsum, a third beyond middle interrupted in disc, and a costal spot at 3/4 ochreous or brownish, finely irrorated with black. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is green -whitish; head and plate of 2 brown. [3] [4] [5]
The moth flies from July to September.The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior , Ligustrum vulgare and Syringa vulgaris .
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