Capperia hellenica

Capperia hellenica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia and Greece.[1] It has also been recorded from Malta and Asia Minor.

Capperia hellenica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Capperia
Species:
C. hellenica
Binomial name
Capperia hellenica
Adamczewski, 1951

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from July to September.

The larvae feed on stiff hedgenettle (Stachys recta).[3]

References

  1. "Capperia hellenica Adamczewski, 1951". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. Adamczewski, S. (1951). "On the systematics and origin of the generic group Oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 1: 301–388. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.27232.
  3. "Capperia Tutt, 1905". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 4 August 2020.


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