Sorhagenia lophyrella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Sorhagenia |
Species: | S. lophyrella |
Binomial name | |
Sorhagenia lophyrella (Douglas, 1846) | |
Synonyms | |
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Sorhagenia lophyrella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in most of Europe, [1] Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
The wingspan is about 8 to 11 millimetres (0.3 to 0.4 in). Sorhagenia lophyrella resembles Sorhagenia rhamniella , but is distinguished by the slightly lighter front wings and the pale grey rear wings. images A certain distinction is only possible from genitalic examination. [2]
Adults are on wing from in July [3] in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Rhamnus cathartica , Frangula alnus , Rhamnus pumila , Rhamnus saxatalis and sometimes also Rhamnus alpina and Rhamnus alaternus . [4] Larvae can be found from the beginning of April to the end of May.
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