Epicallima formosella

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Epicallima formosella
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Adult from Dresden (Germany)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species:
E. formosella
Binomial name
Epicallima formosella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae).  [1]

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It is found in North America [2] and Europe. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.

The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus). [3]

Junior synonyms of E. formosella are: [4]

Footnotes

  1. See references in Savela (2003)
  2. Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287 .
  3. Grabe (1942)
  4. Grabe (1942), and see references in Savela (2003)

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