Caloptilia falconipennella

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Caloptilia falconipennella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. falconipennella
Binomial name
Caloptilia falconipennella
(Hübner, 1813) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea falconipennellaHübner, 1813
  • Caloptilia oneratella(Zeller, 1847)

Caloptilia falconipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known throughout all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 13 millimetres (0.51 in). The forewings are dark reddish-fuscous irrorated with whitish ; margins and folds dotted with black and an indistinct whitish triangular costal blotch before middle. Hindwings are dark grey. [2]


Adults are on wing in September and overwinter, reappearing in the spring. [3]

The larvae feed on alder ( Alnus glutinosa ). [4]

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References

  1. "Caloptilia falconipennella (Hübner, 1813)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. Kimber, Ian. "15.011 BF289 Caloptilia falconipennella (Hübner, [1813])". UKmoths. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. Ellis, W N. "Caloptilia falconipennella (Hübner, 1813) scarce alder slender". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 August 2019.