Sterrhopterix fusca

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Sterrhopterix fusca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Sterrhopterix
Species:
S. fusca
Binomial name
Sterrhopterix fusca
(Haworth, 1809)
Synonyms
  • Sterrhopterix hirsutellaHübner, 1793

Sterrhopterix fusca is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found from England through central Europe, east to Russia, north to Fennoscandia, the Baltic States and Karelia. The southern limit of its range ranges from northern Italy to Romania.

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Male case
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Case

There is strong sexual dimorphism in the adults. Males have a wingspan of 16–20 mm, females reach a length of 6–8 mm and are wingless. Adults are on wing from June to July in one generation.

The larvae feed on various plants, including Bromus erectus , Carex brizoides , Ulmus , Alnus , Betula , Quercus , Prunus spinosa , Hippophae rhamnoides and Vaccinium uliginosum .


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