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Bankesia conspurcatella

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Species of moth

Bankesia conspurcatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Bankesia
Species: B. conspurcatella
Binomial name
Bankesia conspurcatella
(Zeller, 1850)
Synonyms
  • Talaeporia conspurcatella Zeller, 1850
  • Bankesia staintoni Walsingham, 1899

Bankesia conspurcatella is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in western Europe.

Description

The wingspan is 11–15 mm. Head light fuscous. Antennal ciliations 3. Forewings whitish -yellowish, with numerous small fuscous spots and strigulae; veins fuscous; indistinct darker dorsal spots towards base and before middle; a darker fuscous discal spot beyond middle. Hindwings light grey. Adults are on wing from January to April in one generation per year.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2012-04-12.
  3. UKmoths
Taxon identifiers
Bankesia conspurcatella


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