Capperia celeusi

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Capperia celeusi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. celeusi
Binomial name
Capperia celeusi
(Frey, 1886) [1]
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus celeusiFrey, 1886
  • Capperia belutschistanellaAmsel, 1959
  • Oxyptilus intercisusMeyrick, 1930
  • Capperia intercisus(Meyrick, 1930)
  • Capperia karakalensisGibeaux, 1997

Capperia celeusi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is known from most of Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, Lebanon, Turkmenistan and the United Arab Emirates.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

The larvae feed on wall germander ( Teucrium chamaedrys ) and probably Teucrium stocksianum .

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