Caloptilia cuculipennella

Feathered slender
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. cuculipennella
Binomial name
	Caloptilia cuculipennella; (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
	Tinea cuculipennella Hübner, 1796 ;

Caloptilia cuculipennella (commonly known as the feathered slender)[1] is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Holarctic Region, including most of Europe.[2]

Damage

The wingspan is 11–12 millimetres (0.43–0.47 in).The posterior tibiae are smooth above. Forewings are whitish, with numerous ochreous or brown strigulae finely irrorated with black ; an oblique fascia near base hardly reaching costa, a second before middle hardly reaching dorsum, a third beyond middle interrupted in disc, and a costal spot at 3/4 ochreous or brownish, finely irrorated with black. Hindwings are dark grey.The larva is green -whitish ; head and plate of 2 brown. [3] The moth flies from July to September.The larvae feed on Fraxinus excelsior, Ligustrum vulgare and Syringa vulgaris.

References

"Feathered Slender". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
Fauna Europaea
Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links

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[1] "Feathered Slender". Norfolk Moths. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[2] Fauna Europaea

[3] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description