Sorhagenia lophyrella

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Sorhagenia lophyrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Sorhagenia
Species:
S. lophyrella
Binomial name
Sorhagenia lophyrella
(Douglas, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Anacampsis lophyrellaDouglas, 1846
  • Sorhagenia tolliRiedl, 1962

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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References

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