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Levipalpus hepatariella

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Species of moth

Levipalpus hepatariella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Levipalpus
Species: L. hepatariella
Binomial name
Levipalpus hepatariella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Depressaria hepatariella Lienig & Zeller, 1846

Levipalpus hepatariella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Belgium, the Iberian Peninsula, Ukraine and most of the Balkan Peninsula. In the east its range extends to the eastern part of the Palearctic realm.

The wingspan is 20–25 mm. Adults have been recorded from August to the beginning of September.

The larvae feed on Arenaria species and Antennaria dioica.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2014-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Levipalpus at funet Archived 2012-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. UKmoths

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Taxon identifiers
Levipalpus hepatariella


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