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Tabulaephorus punctinervis

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Species of plume moth

Tabulaephorus punctinervis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Tabulaephorus
Species: T. punctinervis
Binomial name
Tabulaephorus punctinervis
(Constant, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Aciptilia punctinervis Constant, 1885
  • Calyciphora punctinervis
  • Alucita tyrrhenica Amsel, 1954

Tabulaephorus punctinervis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in France, Italy, as well as on Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily, Cyprus and the Canary Islands. It is also known from Turkey.

The wingspan is 16–19 mm.

The larvae feed on Carlina corymbosa.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera Archived 2011-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Original Description
  4. Calyciphora at funet
Taxon identifiers
Tabulaephorus punctinervis


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