Calyciphora albodactylus

Calyciphora albodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Calyciphora
Species:	C. albodactylus
Binomial name
	Calyciphora albodactylus; (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus albodactylusFabricius, 1794; Aciptilia siculusFuchs, 1901; Pterophorus xerodactylusZeller, 1841;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Calyciphora albodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except Portugal, the Benelux, Great Britain and Ireland. It is also known from Russia and Anatolia.^[2] The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.

The wingspan is 20–28 mm.

The larvae feed on Arctium lappa , Carlina acanthifolia , Carlina biebersteinii , Carlina vulgaris , Cirsium ferox , Cirsium helenioides , Echinops armatus , Echinops ritro , Echinops sphaerocephalus , Jurinea cyanoides and Serratula .^[3]

References

↑ Fauna Europaea
↑ Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.
↑ Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.

[3] Savela, Markku. "Calyciphora albodactylus (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 30, 2018.

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