Vulcaniella caucasica

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Vulcaniella caucasica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Vulcaniella
Species:
V. caucasica
Binomial name
Vulcaniella caucasica
Sinev, 1986

Vulcaniella caucasica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. Adults have been recorded in June and July. [1]

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References

  1. J. C. Koster, S. Yu. Sinev: Momphidae, Batrachedridae, Stathmopodidae, Agonoxenidae, Cosmopterigidae, Chrysopeleiidae. In: P. Huemer, O. Karsholt, L. Lyneborg (Hrsg.): Microlepidoptera of Europe. 1. Auflage. Band 5, Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2003, ISBN   87-88757-66-8, S. 154.