Oegoconia caradjai

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Oegoconia caradjai
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Autostichidae
Genus: Oegoconia
Species:
O. caradjai
Binomial name
Oegoconia caradjai
Popescu-Gorj and Capuse, 1965 [1]

Oegoconia caradjai is a species of moth of the family Autostichidae. [1] [2] [3] It is known from most of Europe, except Fennoscandia and the north-east, [2] [3] [4] and from North Africa (Morocco) and West Asia (Turkey). [2] [4] It is also found in New Zealand as an established exotic. [5]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August in a single generation in western Europe. [6] Indoors, they can be observed till October. [7] The larvae feed on leaf litter and vegetable detritus, [6] including waste of straw in barns and stables. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.25.047. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Oegoconia Stainton, 1854". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorj & Capuse, 1965". Fauna Europaea . 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 De Prins, Willy (1 March 2005). "Oegoconia caradjai, a new species for the Belgian fauna (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae)". Phegea. 33 (1): 9–12.
  5. ↑ Oegoconia caradjai in New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR)
  6. 1 2 Kimber, Ian. "Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorg & Cãpuşe, 1965". UK Moths. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Oegoconia caradjai Popescu-Gorg & Cãpuşe, 1965". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium. Flemish Entomological Society. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2025.


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