Epicallima formosella: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Oecophoridae
- Genus
- Epicallima
- Species
- Epicallima formosella
- Scientific Name
- Epicallima formosella
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Epicallima formosella
Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). In modern schemes, it can be placed in the monotypic genus Dafa Hodges, 1974, as Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775).
It is found in Europe and introduced to North America The wingspan is 12–16 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The caterpillars feed on decaying wood, typically of poplars (Populus).
...Epicallima formosella in languages:
- Czech
- krásněnka skořicová
- Dutch
- Appelmolmboorder
- English
- Beautiful Dafa Moth
- English
- Beautiful Epicallima Moth
- Hungarian
- kéreglakó díszmoly
- Russian
- Моль яблоневая подкоровая
- Swedish
- snedfläckspraktmal
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