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Epicallima formosella

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Species of moth

Epicallima formosella
Adult from Dresden (Germany)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species: E. formosella
Binomial name
Epicallima formosella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Epicallima formosella is a species of gelechioid moth. It belongs to subfamily Oecophorinae of the concealer moth family (Oecophoridae). 

It is found in North America and Europe. 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).

Junior synonyms of E. formosella are:

  • Borkhausenia formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Dafa formosella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  • Tinea formosella Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Footnotes

  1. See references in Savela (2003)
  2. Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
  3. Grabe (1942)
  4. Grabe (1942), and see references in Savela (2003)

References

  • Grabe, Albert (1942): Eigenartige Geschmacksrichtungen bei Kleinschmetterlingsraupen . Zeitschrift des Wiener Entomologen-Vereins 27: 105-109 . PDF fulltext
  • Savela, Markku (2003): Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms – Epicallima formosella. Version of 2003-DEC-29. Retrieved 2010-APR-28.

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Taxon identifiers
Epicallima formosella


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