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Synaphe punctalis

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Species of moth

Synaphe punctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Synaphe
Species: S. punctalis
Binomial name
Synaphe punctalis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena punctalis Fabricius, 1775
  • Cledeobia punctalis modestalis Rebel, 1910
  • Cledeobia atlantalis Zerny, 1935
  • Cledeobia confusalis D. Lucas, 1954
  • Pyralis angustalis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Cledeobia angustalis ab. interrupta Kautz in Kautz, Rebel & Zerny, 1926

Synaphe punctalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found in Europe.

Fig 6 larva

The wingspan is 22–27 mm. The moth flies in one generation from June to August and are attracted to light.

The caterpillars feed on mosses.

Notes

  1. The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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Taxon identifiers
Synaphe punctalis


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