Small red slender | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. rufipennella |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia rufipennella Hübner, 1796 | |
Caloptilia rufipennella (commonly known as small red slender) [1] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae that is found throughout Europe. [2]
The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in). It is a small brown Caloptilia with whitish bands at the top of the forelegs . The moth flies from August to the next spring.
The larvae feed on Acer pseudoplatanus .
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Zygaena loti, the slender Scotch burnet, is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a diurnal moth characterized by a black body, light colored legs, and red spots on its wings. The caterpillars are a yellow-green color and usually molt out of dormancy in late February to early March. The larvae feed on plants from the family Fabaceae until they enter their pupal stage and mature into adults in May to early June. For mating, Zygaenidae exhibit a dual-partner finding strategy, where females use pheromones while assuming a calling position, and males exhibit a patrolling behavior where they utilize both vision and the olfactory receptors in their antennae to locate a potential mate.
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Caloptilia flava is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern Russia and Rhodes.
Caloptilia robustella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.
Caloptilia stigmatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Holarctic Region, including all of Europe.
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