Tabulaephorus punctinervis

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Tabulaephorus punctinervis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Tabulaephorus
Species:
T. punctinervis
Binomial name
Tabulaephorus punctinervis
(Constant, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia punctinervisConstant, 1885
  • Calyciphora punctinervis
  • Alucita tyrrhenicaAmsel, 1954

Tabulaephorus punctinervis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Cyprus and the Canary Islands. [1] It is also known from Turkey. [2]

The wingspan is 16–19 mm. [3]

The larvae feed on Carlina corymbosa . [4]

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