| Vulcaniella pontica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Vulcaniella |
| Species: | V. pontica |
| Binomial name | |
| Vulcaniella pontica | |
Vulcaniella pontica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae that is endemic to Turkey.
The wingspan is about 11 millimetres (0.43 in). Adults are on wing in the beginning of July.
The Cosmopterigidae are a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These are small moths with narrow wings whose tiny larvae feed internally on the leaves, seeds and stems of their host plants. About 1500 species are described. The taxonomic family is most diverse in the Australian and Pacific region with about 780 species.
Vulcaniella kabulensis is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is endemic to Afghanistan.
Eteobalea intermediella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is native to an area ranging from Central and Southern Europe, east to the Caucasus, Asia Minor, the Near and Middle East towards Central Asia. It is also present in North Africa. It has been introduced to the United States and Canada.
Vulcaniella is a genus of moths in the family Cosmopterigidae, containing the following species:
Vulcaniella cognatella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Ukraine to Sardinia and Greece.
Vulcaniella extremella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Bulgaria and from France to central and southern Russia.
Vulcaniella fiordalisa is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from Portugal and Morocco, east to the Balkan Peninsula and Lebanon.
Vulcaniella gielisi is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Spain.
Vulcaniella anatolica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae that is endemic to Turkey.
Vulcaniella grabowiella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula to Asia Minor.
Vulcaniella karadaghella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Asia Minor and on the Crimea.
Vulcaniella klimeschi is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It can be found in Macedonia, mainland Greece and Crete.
Vulcaniella pomposella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found from France, the Baltic Region and Ukraine to the Mediterranean region.
Vulcaniella rosmarinella is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, as far east as Crete. It is also found in North Africa.
Vulcaniella glaseri is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Riedl in 1966. It is found in Turkey.
Vulcaniella caucasica is a moth of the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Asia Minor, the Caucasus, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Vulcaniella kopetdaghella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It is found in Turkmenistan.
Vulcaniella peristrepta is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917 and is found in Pakistan.
Vulcaniella schultzendorffi is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1958 and is found in Iran.